⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
+8Q128-20
0Q234-31
+8Q326-19
0Q416-14
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 41
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13 in the third quarter
Key battles
4Points off turnovers16
24Free throws made10
5Steals11
14Offensive rebounds7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13
Q3 1:37 · CHA 88-75 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
