⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets 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
- Ties it
Rasheed Wallace made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Smush Parker.
Q4 0:18 · DET 103-103 CHA
- Lead
Antonio McDyess made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
OT 4:07 · DET 105-103 CHA
- Lead
Tayshaun Prince made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
2OT 2:41 · DET 114-112 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lindsey Hunter Bad Pass
Q4 0:28 · DET 97-100 CHA
- Turnover
Smush Parker Bad Pass
2OT 1:54 · DET 114-112 CHA
- Turnover
Smush Parker Lost Ball. Stolen by Gerald Wallace.
2OT 1:25 · DET 114-112 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:45 · DET 26-32 CHA
- Lead
Steve Smith made 9 ft Hook Shot.
OT 1:47 · DET 106-108 CHA
- Lead
Primoz Brezec made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Smith.
2OT 3:39 · DET 110-112 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie House Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsey Hunter.
OT 4:20 · DET 103-103 CHA
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor Lost Ball. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
2OT 4:58 · DET 108-108 CHA
- Turnover
Steve Smith Offensive Foul
2OT 1:44 · DET 114-112 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
