⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:18 · DET 20-12 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 2:40 · DET 83-72 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 7:07 · DET 96-82 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Caron Butler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:52 · DET 53-50 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:53 · DET 29-26 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 4:03 · DET 47-50 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:30 · DET 102-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q3 10:52 · DET 53-50 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
