⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 10:08 · DET 33-17 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 2:25 · DET 64-53 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:48 · DET 52-44 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:15 · DET 50-43 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
