⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:58 · DET 20-8 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:50 · DET 77-79 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 10:06 · DET 87-83 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DET 96-97 HOU
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DET 96-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DET 96-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 9:52 · DET 33-27 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:52 · DET 43-43 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:15 · DET 93-93 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:15 · DET 93-93 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · DET 95-97 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
