⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 27-14 off them- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 9:00 · DET 15-6 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 7:00 · DET 80-77 ATL
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DET 92-91 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarvis Hayes 3 second
Q4 1:20 · DET 88-82 ATL
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · DET 89-85 ATL
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DET 92-91 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 1:13 · DET 24-25 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:00 · DET 28-33 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:45 · DET 47-56 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:56 · DET 86-81 ATL
- Turnover
Marvin Williams offensive foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)
Q4 2:24 · DET 86-81 ATL
- Turnover
Marvin Williams turnover
Q4 2:24 · DET 86-81 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
