⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
John Wall flagrant foul type 1
Q2 1:45 · HOU 51-51 DET
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:11 · HOU 69-76 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 1:45 · HOU 51-60 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q4 6:10 · HOU 91-107 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
