⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 21
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 5:28 · CHA 26-17 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 4:53 · CHA 104-101 DET
- Winner
Jeremy Lamb hit a 22-foot jumper, Kemba Walker with the assist
Q4 0:00 · CHA 108-106 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lamb palming turnover
Q4 4:01 · CHA 95-101 DET
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · CHA 104-104 DET
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lamb misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CHA 106-104 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:22 · CHA 58-52 DET
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up
Q2 0:20 · CHA 64-68 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q3 3:44 · CHA 79-91 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:27 · CHA 100-101 DET
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CHA 105-104 DET
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 0:00 · CHA 108-107 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
