⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 24 of 42 from three
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
- A 18-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 31 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:26 · CHA 13-5 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q1 3:13 · CHA 39-19 DET
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 31
Q3 3:58 · CHA 106-75 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q2 9:34 · CHA 49-33 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 28
Q4 1:54 · CHA 136-108 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 24 | Threes made | 14 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 39 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
