⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:48 · DET 31-36 ATL
- Steal
Zaza Pachulia stole it from Jeremy Lin
Q4 0:36 · DET 91-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson offensive foul
Q4 1:11 · DET 89-92 ATL
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson turnover
Q4 1:11 · DET 89-92 ATL
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · DET 91-92 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 5:37 · DET 36-53 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin bad pass
Q4 0:36 · DET 91-92 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
