⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
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 took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 3:18 · DET 58-55 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 8:34 · DET 69-65 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 3:21 · DET 79-69 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greg Monroe lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · DET 89-94 HOU
- Turnover
Kim English bad pass
Q4 2:41 · DET 93-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · DET 93-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 7:33 · DET 12-18 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 11:45 · DET 58-65 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:41 · DET 85-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:41 · DET 41-45 HOU
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · DET 91-97 HOU
- Turnover
Carlos Delfino steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:54 · DET 93-101 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
