⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 21-6 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 8:02 · ATL 64-62 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford lost ball
Q4 4:30 · ATL 84-81 DET
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · ATL 89-92 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:38 · ATL 86-90 DET
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · ATL 90-94 DET
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · ATL 90-94 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
