⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 27- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Made one threes to their seven
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:03 · DET 33-25 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 2:42 · DET 55-44 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 10:30 · DET 77-67 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · DET 90-85 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 4:58 · DET 43-44 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 1:55 · DET 87-81 ATL
- Turnover
Mike Bibby lost ball
Q4 0:08 · DET 94-88 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
