⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 43- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 29-10 off them
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 9:53 · DET 33-38 NO
- Ties it
Derrick Rose hit a 11-foot two point shot, Christian Wood with the assist
Q4 0:30 · DET 102-102 NO
- Ties it
Sekou Doumbouya hit a driving floating jump shot, Derrick Rose with the assist
OT 4:24 · DET 104-104 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Markieff Morris flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:47 · DET 73-85 NO
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
OT 1:30 · DET 107-111 NO
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
OT 0:55 · DET 107-111 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 6:29 · DET 16-28 NO
- Lead
Frank Jackson hit a driving layup, Nicolo Melli with the assist
OT 4:42 · DET 102-104 NO
- Winner
Lonzo Ball hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot, Jahlil Okafor with the assist
OT 4:11 · DET 104-106 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Hart lost ball turnover
Q4 3:35 · DET 93-100 NO
- Missed FT
Lonzo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:25 · DET 107-113 NO
- Missed FT
Lonzo Ball misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:25 · DET 107-113 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
