⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 21-12 off them
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 9:40 · ATL 16-5 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q1 2:47 · ATL 37-18 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 37
Q2 3:58 · ATL 68-31 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 30
Q4 4:33 · ATL 114-84 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
