⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 21 from three
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 5:20 · DET 48-36 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 4:09 · DET 105-81 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:31 · DET 48-36 NO
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:13 · DET 71-57 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:34 · DET 0-11 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:13 · DET 71-64 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q2 3:31 · DET 48-36 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 3 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
