⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a 14-foot jumper
Q4 2:31 · NO 83-81 DET
- Winner
David West hit a layup, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 1:54 · NO 85-83 DET
- Steal
Darius Songaila stole it from Rodney Stuckey
Q4 1:34 · NO 85-83 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 10:48 · NO 29-39 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 7:48 · NO 33-49 DET
- Ties it
Ben Wallace hit a two point shot, Charlie Villanueva with the assist
Q4 2:05 · NO 83-83 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Ben Wallace technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 8:38 · NO 50-59 DET
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 1:34 · NO 85-83 DET
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
