⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-12Q116-26
-16Q216-27
+10Q329-20
+5Q435-31
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 18
- Made five threes to their eleven
Key battles
5Offensive rebounds15
24Rebounds54
11Threes made5
15Free throws made27
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 83% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
