⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
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
- Ties it
Ben Gordon hit a 27-foot three jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
Q4 0:21 · DET 100-100 NO
- Lead
Ben Gordon hit a 21-foot jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
OT 3:58 · DET 102-100 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 0:21 · DET 105-100 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Charlie Villanueva misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · DET 93-94 NO
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
OT 1:17 · DET 107-104 NO
- Turnover
Will Bynum lost ball
OT 0:18 · DET 107-106 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 2:44 · DET 41-51 NO
- Lead
David West hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:15 · DET 107-108 NO
- Ties it
David West hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:15 · DET 107-107 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
OT 3:36 · DET 102-100 NO
- Turnover
David West traveling
OT 1:00 · DET 107-104 NO
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
OT 0:01 · DET 109-108 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
