⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 56 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
- Made three threes to their ten
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 4:22 · DET 21-18 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 1:54 · DET 36-22 ATL
- Steal
Brandon Knight stole it from Louis Williams
Q4 2:31 · DET 83-82 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:30 · DET 85-82 ATL
- Turnover
Brandon Knight lost ball turnover
Q4 0:46 · DET 85-82 ATL
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 0:04 · DET 85-84 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:20 · DET 83-82 ATL
- Steal
Kyle Korver stole it from Brandon Knight
Q4 0:46 · DET 85-82 ATL
- Steal
Jeff Teague stole it from Tayshaun Prince
Q4 0:04 · DET 85-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:20 · DET 83-76 ATL
- Turnover
Louis Williams bad pass
Q4 2:31 · DET 83-82 ATL
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 0:42 · DET 85-82 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
