⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 6
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 4:42 · HOU 26-23 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:44 · HOU 73-80 DET
- Steal
Ben McLemore stole it from Markieff Morris
Q4 0:09 · HOU 107-115 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
James Harden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:20 · HOU 8-14 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 8:58 · HOU 8-15 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 11:22 · HOU 35-42 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 1:03 · HOU 52-64 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markieff Morris out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:50 · HOU 104-112 DET
- Missed FT
Bruce Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · HOU 107-114 DET
- Turnover
Markieff Morris bad pass
Q4 0:09 · HOU 107-115 DET
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
