⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 59 free throws to their eighteen- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 9:48 · HOU 32-39 DET
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up
Q3 11:26 · HOU 64-61 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:49 · HOU 84-85 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 5:35 · HOU 68-74 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 8:52 · HOU 86-99 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
