⏱️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 first quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Gerald Wallace hit a driving layup
OT 3:27 · CHA 96-95 DET
- Go-ahead
Jason Richardson hit a layup, Nazr Mohammed with the assist
OT 2:11 · CHA 98-97 DET
- Go-ahead
Nazr Mohammed hit a 18-foot jumper, Matt Carroll with the assist
OT 1:19 · CHA 100-99 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:55 · CHA 89-86 DET
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace bad pass
OT 4:05 · CHA 91-95 DET
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor offensive goaltending
OT 0:01 · CHA 100-101 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 7:11 · CHA 9-19 DET
- Lead
Rasheed Wallace hit a 11-foot jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
OT 4:45 · CHA 91-93 DET
- Go-ahead
Tayshaun Prince hit a 5-foot hook shot
OT 2:31 · CHA 96-97 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:19 · CHA 40-46 DET
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace lost ball
Q4 5:00 · CHA 83-82 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 74 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
