⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 26-9 off them
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:38 · DET 8-0 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 2:09 · DET 46-42 NO
- Lead
Bob Sura made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Q4 1:38 · DET 80-78 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:14 · DET 80-78 NO
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · DET 80-79 NO
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · DET 80-79 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 10:15 · DET 23-29 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 7:00 · DET 25-38 NO
- Winner
Baron Davis made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:01 · DET 80-81 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:48 · DET 72-69 NO
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:14 · DET 80-78 NO
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · DET 80-78 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
