⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their seven- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 9:52 · ATL 38-29 DET
- Steal
Mike Bibby stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 1:29 · ATL 82-76 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith offensive foul (Rodney Stuckey draws the foul)
Q4 3:26 · ATL 78-72 DET
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:14 · ATL 82-76 DET
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q4 1:14 · ATL 82-76 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 8:48 · ATL 59-50 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess bad pass
Q4 4:37 · ATL 78-72 DET
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess traveling
Q4 4:00 · ATL 78-72 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton lost ball
Q4 1:29 · ATL 82-76 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
