⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans 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
10 second
Q4 3:55 · DET 81-81 NO
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · DET 81-85 NO
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DET 84-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:31 · DET 35-39 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 0:36 · DET 68-76 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
