⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 27 from three- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eight
- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 15-2 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 11:29 · CHA 70-60 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:34 · CHA 80-73 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:22 · CHA 36-39 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:47 · CHA 83-75 DET
- Turnover
Tobias Harris turnover
Q4 1:44 · CHA 85-77 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
