⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40
- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 3
- A 23-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 29 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 29
Q3 10:52 · DET 84-55 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Killian Hayes misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 10:22 · DET 35-34 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q3 4:08 · DET 86-66 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bogdan Bogdanovic flagrant foul type 1
Q2 10:22 · DET 35-34 ATL
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:23 · DET 78-55 ATL
- Technical
Kevin Huerter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:12 · DET 100-80 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
