⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 30 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 9
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 26
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 8:30 · DET 40-38 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:04 · DET 87-89 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 0:18 · DET 105-100 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ish Smith turnover
OT 3:03 · DET 105-100 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:54 · DET 85-89 CHA
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum lost ball turnover
OT 2:53 · DET 105-100 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
