⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:17 · ATL 8-2 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 4:30 · ATL 39-36 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:17 · ATL 43-46 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:09 · ATL 84-77 DET
- Technical
Maurice Cheeks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:35 · ATL 88-77 DET
- Technical
Maurice Cheeks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:35 · ATL 88-77 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
