⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points 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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:07 · DET 10-6 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 8:04 · DET 34-22 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 8:25 · DET 58-36 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelvin Cato Technical Foul
Q3 1:45 · DET 65-45 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
