⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 37
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q2 4:16 · DET 45-52 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 4:37 · DET 72-71 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee lost ball turnover
Q4 2:07 · DET 95-97 HOU
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:49 · DET 98-100 HOU
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · DET 98-100 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:10 · DET 5-16 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 2:24 · DET 18-32 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 11:24 · DET 23-43 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:05 · DET 95-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · DET 99-103 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
