⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 21
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 5:35 · NO 23-9 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:15 · NO 61-66 DET
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:23 · NO 71-80 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:31 · NO 26-21 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q2 9:52 · NO 26-18 DET
- Technical
Lindsey Hunter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:52 · NO 61-69 DET
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
