⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 6:00 · DET 83-82 ATL
- Winner
Mehmet Okur made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:59 · DET 88-87 ATL
- Ties it
Mehmet Okur made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:59 · DET 87-87 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Lost Ball. Stolen by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Q4 1:52 · DET 83-85 ATL
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Terry.
OT 2:18 · DET 96-91 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 5:28 · DET 17-23 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.
OT 2:56 · DET 94-89 ATL
- Turnover
Alan Henderson Bad Pass. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.
OT 0:00 · DET 101-95 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
