⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 24
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 5-point lead to 13
Q2 10:14 · DET 39-26 HOU
- Steal
Ben Wallace stole it from Tracy McGrady
Q4 2:29 · DET 94-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:48 · DET 62-55 HOU
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DET 98-93 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:03 · DET 74-68 HOU
- Turnover
Rafer Alston turnover
Q4 3:05 · DET 94-86 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady lost ball
Q4 2:29 · DET 94-86 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
