⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:35 · NO 83-82 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses technical free throw
Q4 8:22 · NO 73-71 DET
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:36 · NO 82-80 DET
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:36 · NO 82-80 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:51 · NO 28-28 DET
- Ties it
Jason Maxiell hit a two point shot, Richard Hamilton with the assist
Q4 2:51 · NO 82-82 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:22 · NO 73-71 DET
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 7:54 · NO 74-71 DET
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
