⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 7:33 · ATL 77-93 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 4:24 · ATL 57-81 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:03 · ATL 10-18 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
