⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 21
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 4:47 · CHA 50-46 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 11:19 · CHA 2-13 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q3 5:22 · CHA 72-84 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q4 6:37 · CHA 84-108 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andre Drummond flagrant foul type 2 (Roy Hibbert draws the foul)
Q2 4:09 · CHA 46-46 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
