⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5 in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 2:57 · DET 29-11 NO
- Lead
Richard Hamilton hit a 17-foot jumper, Jonas Jerebko with the assist
OT 3:58 · DET 98-96 NO
- Winner
Rodney Stuckey hit a layup, Ben Wallace with the assist
OT 2:08 · DET 102-101 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:49 · DET 92-92 NO
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · DET 95-94 NO
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton bad pass
OT 0:52 · DET 106-103 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:01 · DET 31-26 NO
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a driving layup
Q4 0:24 · DET 96-96 NO
- Go-ahead
Marcus Thornton hit a 23-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
OT 2:18 · DET 100-101 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:57 · DET 96-94 NO
- Turnover
David West backcourt
OT 2:53 · DET 98-98 NO
- Turnover
David West lost ball
OT 0:40 · DET 107-104 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
