⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 4:13 · CHA 45-32 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brevin Knight Offensive Foul
Q4 1:38 · CHA 83-75 DET
- Missed FT
Steve Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · CHA 89-84 DET
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · CHA 90-86 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:20 · CHA 79-73 DET
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:12 · CHA 83-77 DET
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:12 · CHA 83-77 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
