⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 29 from three- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 20-8 off them
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:26 · DET 50-54 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:09 · DET 82-86 NO
- Steal
Andre Drummond stole it from Jrue Holiday
Q4 1:44 · DET 104-109 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:03 · DET 98-105 NO
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:03 · DET 98-105 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Frazier traveling
Q4 2:10 · DET 102-109 NO
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 1:44 · DET 104-109 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
