⏱️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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 25
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 7:05 · CHA 41-34 DET
- Go-ahead
Kemba Walker hit a two point shot
Q4 2:25 · CHA 86-85 DET
- Ties it
Kemba Walker hit a driving layup
Q4 1:07 · CHA 88-88 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Ben Gordon technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:16 · CHA 82-81 DET
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 2:54 · CHA 84-85 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:01 · CHA 78-78 DET
- Go-ahead
Charlie Villanueva hit a dunk, Greg Monroe with the assist
Q4 0:44 · CHA 89-90 DET
- Winner
Charlie Villanueva hit a layup, Greg Monroe with the assist
Q4 0:15 · CHA 91-92 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 4:07 · CHA 82-82 DET
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 3:47 · CHA 82-82 DET
- Turnover
Greg Monroe bad pass
Q4 1:13 · CHA 86-88 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 31 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
