⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- Ties it
Tom Gugliotta made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Q4 0:06 · ATL 100-100 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 1:54 · ATL 90-92 DET
- Turnover
Al Harrington Offensive Foul. His 7th Personal Foul.
OT 1:44 · ATL 104-108 DET
- Turnover
Al Harrington Turnover
OT 1:44 · ATL 104-108 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by Josh Childress.
Q4 2:53 · ATL 88-91 DET
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:23 · ATL 90-92 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 4:05 · ATL 100-102 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
