⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 15
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:17 · ATL 11-2 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:03 · ATL 24-16 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 2:39 · ATL 52-43 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · ATL 98-93 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 7:54 · ATL 32-38 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:04 · ATL 78-77 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Bynum bad pass
Q4 2:17 · ATL 90-87 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:55 · ATL 94-89 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 16 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
