⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- They went cold, two of twelve from three
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:00 · CHA 16-12 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 0:38 · CHA 57-36 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:45 · CHA 6-10 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses technical free throw
Q1 5:05 · CHA 13-12 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
