⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:07 · DET 103-103 ATL
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson bad pass
Q4 3:36 · DET 104-106 ATL
- Turnover
Marcus Morris bad pass
Q4 1:23 · DET 104-111 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 10:04 · DET 92-98 ATL
- Steal
Thabo Sefolosha stole it from Marcus Morris
Q4 1:23 · DET 104-111 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Thabo Sefolosha misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:55 · DET 104-108 ATL
- Turnover
Jeff Teague out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · DET 108-115 ATL
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · DET 111-116 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |









