⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Huerter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:57 · ATL 41-52 DET
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:34 · ATL 67-89 DET
- Technical
Bruno Fernando technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:04 · ATL 89-120 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 7:32 · ATL 41-58 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q3 1:12 · ATL 76-107 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 36
Q4 6:28 · ATL 89-125 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
