⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:18 · CHA 15-8 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses technical free throw
Q2 5:01 · CHA 49-43 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:52 · CHA 42-37 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 4:07 · CHA 72-80 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 8:40 · CHA 85-96 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
