⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 7:37 · DET 37-29 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q1 2:31 · DET 16-16 HOU
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q2 10:19 · DET 27-24 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:03 · DET 92-80 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Bonzi Wells technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:19 · DET 27-24 HOU
- Technical
Dikembe Mutombo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:39 · DET 89-72 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
