⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind 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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 27-11 off them
Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 35 from three
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 9:21 · CHA 96-88 DET
- Ties it
Marvin Williams hit a 23-foot three jumper, Devonte' Graham with the assist
Q4 0:23 · CHA 106-106 DET
- Winner
Malik Monk hit a 26-foot three jumper, Cody Martin with the assist
Q4 0:00 · CHA 109-106 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
James Borrego technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:15 · CHA 62-67 DET
- Turnover
Devonte' Graham turnover
Q4 2:34 · CHA 103-100 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- Ties it
Derrick Rose hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 2:22 · CHA 103-103 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 2:46 · CHA 103-106 DET
- Lead
Langston Galloway hit a 23-foot three jumper, Blake Griffin with the assist
Q4 0:50 · CHA 103-106 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 3:21 · CHA 103-97 DET
- Turnover
Derrick Rose out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:01 · CHA 106-106 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |








