⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 48
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 11:23 · DET 33-26 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · DET 84-90 ATL
- Turnover
Allen Iverson lost ball
Q4 1:06 · DET 89-94 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 6:07 · DET 36-37 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 3:04 · DET 64-70 ATL
- Steal
Josh Smith stole it from Allen Iverson
Q4 1:06 · DET 89-94 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DET 93-97 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
