⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:36 · DET 30-20 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:18 · DET 91-84 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Josh Childress stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 0:18 · DET 91-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses technical free throw
Q2 6:13 · DET 43-28 ATL
- Turnover
Al Harrington offensive foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)
Q4 1:09 · DET 91-84 ATL
- Turnover
Al Harrington turnover
Q4 1:09 · DET 91-84 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
