⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 10:26 · CHA 56-48 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 4:39 · CHA 87-82 DET
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 3:31 · CHA 89-82 DET
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · CHA 96-89 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:37 · CHA 0-9 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:38 · CHA 68-68 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace turnover
Q4 3:49 · CHA 89-82 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton lost ball
Q4 3:25 · CHA 89-82 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
