⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 23-15 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jason Terry made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:18 · ATL 89-88 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson Bad Pass
Q4 0:15 · ATL 89-90 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:05 · ATL 21-23 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 0:00 · ATL 73-77 DET
- Winner
Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · ATL 89-90 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bob Sura missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:11 · ATL 78-81 DET
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson Backcourt
Q4 1:05 · ATL 84-88 DET
- Turnover
Darvin Ham Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Terry.
Q4 0:22 · ATL 87-88 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
