⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Ronald Murray stole it from Rasheed Wallace
Q4 0:04 · ATL 87-83 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:59 · ATL 83-79 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:56 · ATL 17-24 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:01 · ATL 78-78 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:59 · ATL 82-79 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton traveling
Q4 1:45 · ATL 83-79 DET
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace bad pass
Q4 0:04 · ATL 87-83 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
