⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:45 · ATL 57-60 DET
- Ties it
Theo Ratliff made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:05 · ATL 81-81 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass
Q4 4:31 · ATL 76-77 DET
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:05 · ATL 80-81 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 8:52 · ATL 30-37 DET
- Winner
Ben Wallace made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:44 · ATL 81-82 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Terry.
Q4 4:58 · ATL 76-75 DET
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · ATL 81-86 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · ATL 81-86 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
