⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of 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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
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 10:41 · ATL 13-5 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:12 · ATL 31-18 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 2:40 · ATL 95-77 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
