⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second quarter
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 1-point lead to 9
Q1 1:20 · DET 27-18 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:48 · DET 44-48 CHA
- Steal
Tayshaun Prince stole it from Sean May
Q4 1:23 · DET 87-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:42 · DET 79-86 CHA
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:08 · DET 85-91 CHA
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:04 · DET 87-93 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 11:15 · DET 27-30 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:31 · DET 31-38 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton turnover
Q4 2:14 · DET 84-91 CHA
- Turnover
Sean May lost ball
Q4 1:23 · DET 87-93 CHA
- Missed FT
Matt Carroll misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DET 96-102 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
