⏱️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
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 5
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 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:11 · DET 17-6 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 10:55 · DET 33-25 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 0:00 · DET 79-59 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
