⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 2:11 · CHA 69-50 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q4 9:14 · CHA 105-87 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 8:45 · CHA 13-12 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 0:00 · CHA 69-58 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Reggie Jackson flagrant foul type 1 (Kemba Walker draws the foul)
Q3 9:25 · CHA 71-58 DET
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:07 · CHA 80-64 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
