⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Rockets 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:07 · DET 30-26 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q4 2:59 · DET 79-69 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:42 · DET 19-18 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Jackson Lost Ball. Stolen by Tayshaun Prince.
Q4 0:28 · DET 85-77 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
