⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:02 · NO 11-6 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q3 8:21 · NO 64-44 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 5:50 · NO 91-66 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
