⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 49
A 17-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 8:47 · CHA 67-83 DET
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:41 · CHA 84-85 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:15 · CHA 2-11 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 10:07 · CHA 35-61 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Allen Iverson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:06 · CHA 55-78 DET
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · CHA 80-85 DET
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:46 · CHA 80-85 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
