⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 44 from three- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their six
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:03 · DET 54-61 CHA
- Flagrant
Blake Griffin flagrant foul type 2
Q4 7:06 · DET 79-98 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 0:35 · DET 49-58 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 11:30 · DET 75-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:09 · DET 97-109 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
