⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 0:36 · DET 72-57 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:43 · DET 59-53 NO
- Technical
Rex Kalamian technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:43 · DET 59-54 NO
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:22 · DET 96-101 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 9:25 · DET 93-97 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Ingram technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:12 · DET 52-51 NO
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:08 · DET 98-104 NO
- Technical
Brandon Ingram technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:43 · DET 98-109 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
