⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 42 from three
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
A 15-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 9 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:35 · ATL 20-12 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 0:39 · ATL 103-87 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 10:10 · ATL 115-91 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:44 · ATL 43-39 DET
- Turnover
Kevin Huerter lost ball turnover
Q4 1:08 · ATL 122-114 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:19 · ATL 115-106 DET
- Steal
Josh Jackson stole it from Kevin Huerter
Q4 1:08 · ATL 122-114 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Killian Hayes lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · ATL 128-120 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 20 | Threes made | 13 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
