⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 26- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 7:01 · DET 21-9 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q1 0:00 · DET 46-21 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson Technical Foul
Q2 1:00 · DET 63-36 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
