⏱️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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 37 rebounds to 24- Made one threes to their eight
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 6:48 · DET 57-56 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 0:18 · DET 73-62 ATL
- Winner
Tayshaun Prince hit a 9-foot two point shot, Rodney Stuckey with the assist
Q4 0:24 · DET 86-85 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greg Monroe lost ball
Q4 4:09 · DET 82-77 ATL
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 1:47 · DET 84-82 ATL
- Turnover
Greg Monroe lost ball
Q4 0:39 · DET 84-83 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Joe Johnson stole it from Tayshaun Prince
Q4 1:47 · DET 84-82 ATL
- Steal
Ivan Johnson stole it from Greg Monroe
Q4 0:39 · DET 84-83 ATL
- Go-ahead
Jeff Teague hit a driving layup
Q4 0:36 · DET 84-85 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ivan Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · DET 84-80 ATL
- Missed FT
Ivan Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:00 · DET 84-80 ATL
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · DET 84-82 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
