⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+9Q128-19
+3Q221-18
-4Q315-24
+22Q439-19
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 10
Key battles
6Blocks1
10Offensive rebounds3
23Fast break points10
26Assists17
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 9:27 · DET 74-63 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:37 · DET 49-48 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
