⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 33 from three
- A 18-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 27 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 took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 5:47 · DET 18-12 ATL
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 27
Q2 0:01 · DET 62-35 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses technical free throw
Q3 10:20 · DET 47-35 ATL
- Missed FT
Stanley Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DET 99-91 ATL
- Missed FT
Ish Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · DET 99-93 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 13
Q4 10:32 · DET 89-76 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malcolm Delaney misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:16 · DET 99-92 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 5 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 18 | Blocks | 21 |
