⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:29 · DET 44-46 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:54 · DET 96-101 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses technical free throw
Q3 6:07 · DET 69-70 HOU
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:38 · DET 99-103 HOU
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton bad pass
Q4 2:14 · DET 99-103 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 0:16 · DET 81-96 HOU
- Steal
Rafer Alston stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 2:14 · DET 99-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DET 105-108 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
