⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 34- Went cold from three, eight of twenty
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 3:20 · DET 84-81 ATL
- Winner
Kyle Singler hit a 24-foot three jumper, Josh Smith with the assist
Q4 1:54 · DET 107-104 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 2:48 · DET 113-106 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:20 · DET 102-98 ATL
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:20 · DET 102-98 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Smith lost ball turnover
Q4 3:46 · DET 102-98 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shelvin Mack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · DET 113-106 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
