⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their four- A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25
Q1 0:00 · CHA 46-21 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Frank Kaminsky misses technical free throw
Q4 8:00 · CHA 109-77 DET
- Missed FT
Frank Kaminsky misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 6:47 · CHA 110-81 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 7:15 · CHA 111-87 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q4 2:41 · CHA 114-98 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:00 · CHA 109-77 DET
- Flagrant
Anthony Tolliver flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:47 · CHA 109-81 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Steals | 17 |
| 19 | Blocks | 22 |
