⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 13
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:13 · NO 74-75 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:22 · NO 54-59 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:41 · NO 33-43 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wayne Ellington misses technical free throw
Q2 3:22 · NO 54-59 DET
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 31 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
