⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 25 from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eleven
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 7:26 · DET 75-65 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ish Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DET 104-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Tobias Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DET 108-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:01 · DET 88-82 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:00 · DET 102-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:20 · DET 62-63 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 4 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 15 | Blocks | 20 |
