⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess turnover
Q4 3:17 · DET 78-71 CHA
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace offensive foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)
Q4 0:28 · DET 78-78 CHA
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace turnover
Q4 0:28 · DET 78-78 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Ties it
Raja Bell hit a 16-foot jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
Q4 1:28 · DET 78-78 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 2:57 · DET 78-80 CHA
- Winner
Raymond Felton hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 0:00 · DET 78-80 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
