⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their no- They went cold, no of five from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:47 · DET 10-4 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 8:55 · DET 41-19 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley Technical Foul
Q3 1:50 · DET 68-43 HOU
- Technical
Maurice Taylor Technical Foul
Q4 1:08 · DET 91-65 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 0 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
