⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:06 · CHA 22-23 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:11 · CHA 95-96 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · CHA 97-100 DET
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:46 · CHA 97-100 DET
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 0:17 · CHA 99-103 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 7:33 · CHA 5-16 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:48 · CHA 45-53 DET
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q3 3:47 · CHA 77-86 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Bynum bad pass
Q4 4:54 · CHA 88-94 DET
- Turnover
Kyle Singler bad pass
Q4 3:58 · CHA 91-96 DET
- Missed FT
Jose Calderon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · CHA 99-103 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
