⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q1 7:16 · ATL 28-7 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 11:02 · ATL 70-51 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Will Bynum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:11 · ATL 18-7 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 35 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
