⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the first quarter- Went cold from three, eight of 23
A 13-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 16 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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:50 · DET 21-15 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q1 0:32 · DET 40-24 HOU
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q2 8:23 · DET 54-30 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:20 · DET 48-27 HOU
- Missed FT
Aron Baynes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · DET 113-105 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 16
Q3 8:30 · DET 74-58 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 1:28 · DET 84-78 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:55 · DET 108-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
