⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 28- Made eight threes to their fifteen
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 10:17 · NO 8-7 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 3:46 · NO 51-40 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 0:39 · NO 59-43 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Naji Marshall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:26 · NO 29-30 DET
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:41 · NO 97-94 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:54 · NO 98-94 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Bojan Bogdanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:13 · NO 59-45 DET
- Technical
Bojan Bogdanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:13 · NO 60-45 DET
- Turnover
Killian Hayes out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:47 · NO 98-94 DET
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
