โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ DET better than we expected
โผ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good 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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:52 ยท DET 34-27 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 8:14 ยท DET 86-82 CHA
- Steal
Rasheed Wallace stole it from Brevin Knight
Q4 0:43 ยท DET 98-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 2:51 ยท DET 95-87 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Gerald Wallace stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 2:51 ยท DET 95-87 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brevin Knight bad pass
Q4 4:39 ยท DET 91-87 CHA
- Turnover
Brevin Knight bad pass
Q4 0:43 ยท DET 98-91 CHA
๐The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |










