⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 9:17 · DET 10-10 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:52 · DET 18-12 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 6:09 · DET 93-85 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 3:08 · DET 91-85 CHA
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo lost ball
Q4 0:45 · DET 97-91 CHA
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · DET 98-93 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 5:50 · DET 62-66 CHA
- Steal
Gerald Wallace stole it from Arron Afflalo
Q4 0:45 · DET 97-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor offensive foul (Rasheed Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 4:43 · DET 88-85 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 2:57 · DET 91-85 CHA
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 1:17 · DET 95-88 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
