⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 40
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q1 3:14 · ATL 30-25 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:55 · ATL 89-97 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:48 · ATL 10-20 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:35 · ATL 39-42 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 1:15 · ATL 43-55 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ersan Ilyasova misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · ATL 88-96 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
