⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 19-11 off them- They shot well above their usual, twenty of 42 from three
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 22
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 7:40 · ATL 59-45 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 0:02 · ATL 101-100 DET
- Lead
John Collins hit a 26-foot three jumper, Trae Young with the assist
Q4 2:28 · ATL 118-115 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 0:55 · ATL 122-120 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:18 · ATL 71-70 DET
- Ties it
Andre Drummond hit a two point shot
Q4 2:42 · ATL 115-115 DET
- Winner
Thon Maker hit a 23-foot three jumper, Reggie Jackson with the assist
Q4 0:17 · ATL 122-125 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:56 · ATL 76-82 DET
- Turnover
Jon Leuer offensive foul
Q4 2:15 · ATL 118-115 DET
- Turnover
Jon Leuer turnover
Q4 2:15 · ATL 118-115 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 20 | Threes made | 15 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
