⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 28
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 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:45 · DET 59-53 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 11:18 · DET 70-57 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 2:32 · DET 113-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Monroe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:40 · DET 75-64 CHA
- Technical
Rodney Stuckey technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:40 · DET 75-65 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh McRoberts technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:48 · DET 67-55 CHA
- Technical
Josh McRoberts technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:48 · DET 64-55 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
