⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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
Q4 10:03 · DET 75-65 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince lost ball
Q4 2:53 · DET 79-76 NO
- Turnover
Greg Monroe post lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · DET 89-87 NO
- Missed FT
Walker Russell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DET 89-85 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:39 · DET 75-74 NO
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Tayshaun Prince
Q4 2:53 · DET 79-76 NO
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Greg Monroe post
Q4 0:12 · DET 89-87 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez lost ball
Q4 3:51 · DET 77-74 NO
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza turnover
Q4 2:47 · DET 79-76 NO
- Turnover
Al-Farouq Aminu traveling
Q4 2:08 · DET 81-76 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
