⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- They went cold, one of twelve from three
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 30
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 9:34 · DET 25-32 ATL
- Missed FT
Corliss Williamson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 7:45 · DET 27-39 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
