⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse 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, 43 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 1:42 · CHA 42-52 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:22 · CHA 27-31 DET
- Technical
Gerald Henderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:56 · CHA 52-73 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:52 · CHA 10-18 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 6:22 · CHA 28-46 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rodney Stuckey technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 7:05 · CHA 45-67 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
