⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 8:29 · DET 89-86 NO
- Lead
Chauncey Billups hit a 16-foot two point shot
Q4 2:00 · DET 97-95 NO
- Lead
Chauncey Billups hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:54 · DET 98-97 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses technical free throw
Q2 10:45 · DET 24-31 NO
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q2 3:50 · DET 36-50 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Ties it
Peja Stojakovic hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:43 · DET 97-97 NO
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · DET 99-99 NO
- Winner
Hilton Armstrong hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DET 99-100 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:50 · DET 36-50 NO
- Missed FT
Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DET 99-100 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
