⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 25 from three- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 23-15 off them
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 1:22 · DET 33-21 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 8:14 · DET 71-57 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Bad Pass. Stolen by P.J. Brown.
Q4 3:59 · DET 95-90 NO
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Bad Pass. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 1:31 · DET 99-95 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:21 · DET 85-85 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Offensive Foul
Q4 2:47 · DET 95-92 NO
- Turnover
Baron Davis Foul
Q4 2:47 · DET 95-92 NO
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · DET 105-98 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
