⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty- Lost the glass, 26 rebounds to 51
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- Lead
Jamal Mashburn made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
OT 4:41 · NO 90-88 DET
- Lead
P.J. Brown made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Augmon.
OT 1:16 · NO 96-94 DET
- Ties it
David Wesley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Moiso.
OT 0:08 · NO 99-99 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stacey Augmon Bad Pass. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.
Q4 1:53 · NO 84-80 DET
- Turnover
Jerome Moiso Lost Ball. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.
Q4 0:56 · NO 86-82 DET
- Turnover
Jerome Moiso Bad Pass. Stolen by Clifford Robinson.
Q4 0:12 · NO 86-86 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:35 · NO 83-80 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 1:15 · NO 86-88 DET
- Go-ahead
Chauncey Billups made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
OT 0:57 · NO 96-97 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
