⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 6:50 · DET 22-4 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jon Barry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:41 · DET 47-40 NO
- Missed FT
Jon Barry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:41 · DET 47-40 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:45 · DET 45-31 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:30 · DET 47-42 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
Q4 2:45 · DET 45-31 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
