⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:55 · DET 12-2 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 10:07 · DET 41-19 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:48 · DET 59-56 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:21 · DET 63-62 CHA
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 2:31 · DET 88-82 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
