⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 7:13 · ATL 47-40 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 3:17 · ATL 59-42 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses technical free throw
Q4 4:56 · ATL 99-86 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 4:52 · ATL 78-64 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Stan Van Gundy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:32 · ATL 52-42 DET
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:56 · ATL 99-86 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
