⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 11
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 5:35 · DET 24-10 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:16 · DET 75-62 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Carroll misses technical free throw
Q3 1:16 · DET 75-62 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
