⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 26-14 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 9
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:18 · DET 8-0 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 7:52 · DET 49-41 CHA
- Lead
Greg Monroe hit a driving layup, Will Bynum with the assist
Q4 2:39 · DET 94-92 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Knight lost ball turnover
OT 4:24 · DET 96-98 CHA
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 2:43 · DET 96-100 CHA
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
OT 1:29 · DET 98-102 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Ties it
Kemba Walker hit a driving layup
Q4 0:07 · DET 96-96 CHA
- Winner
Tyrus Thomas hit a 18-foot jumper, Ben Gordon with the assist
OT 4:45 · DET 96-98 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 0:07 · DET 98-102 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 1:50 · DET 96-94 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:58 · DET 96-100 CHA
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions lost ball turnover
OT 0:37 · DET 98-104 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
