⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 23-7 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
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 7-point lead to 15
Q3 11:07 · DET 55-40 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ronald Dupree flagrant foul type 1 (Marvin Williams draws the foul)
Q4 1:39 · DET 106-76 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Lorenzen Wright flagrant foul type 1 (Jason Maxiell draws the foul)
Q4 5:24 · DET 92-71 ATL
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · DET 106-76 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 16 | Blocks | 4 |
