⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eleven- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to eleven
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 3:11 · DET 55-36 ATL
- Lead
Andre Drummond hit a tip shot
Q4 2:44 · DET 98-96 ATL
- Winner
Reggie Jackson hit a 28-foot threeer
Q4 0:52 · DET 103-100 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Drummond bad pass
Q4 4:04 · DET 94-91 ATL
- Turnover
Andre Drummond lost ball turnover
Q4 1:08 · DET 100-98 ATL
- Missed FT
Avery Bradley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · DET 104-100 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:38 · DET 91-86 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:55 · DET 94-94 ATL
- Ties it
Marco Belinelli hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot, Dennis Schroder with the assist
Q4 2:34 · DET 98-98 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 0:09 · DET 109-103 ATL
- Missed FT
Luke Babbitt misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · DET 111-104 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 5 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Steals | 15 |
| 18 | Blocks | 21 |
