⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 35
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:14 · CHA 2-9 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 8:04 · CHA 24-36 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 5:39 · CHA 55-67 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:56 · CHA 50-50 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
