⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:56 · DET 15-8 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 6:24 · DET 75-66 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Jackson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:54 · DET 64-63 CHA
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · DET 112-110 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:36 · DET 108-104 CHA
- Ties it
Spencer Hawes hit a 25-foot three jumper, Marco Belinelli with the assist
Q4 0:08 · DET 113-113 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
