⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 23
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 2:26 · DET 27-13 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 0:50 · DET 72-65 NO
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:20 · DET 91-91 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Corliss Williamson Double Technical Foul. Jamaal Magloire gains possession.
Q4 8:02 · DET 78-71 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:49 · DET 49-48 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:03 · DET 78-78 NO
- Go-ahead
David Wesley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Mashburn.
Q4 1:00 · DET 88-89 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
George Lynch Traveling
Q4 2:57 · DET 82-80 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
