⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+7Q128-19
-6Q219-22
-1Q313-11
+8Q428-19
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 26-15 off them
Key battles
23Free throws made12
26Points off turnovers15
7Blocks4
5Threes made3
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
