⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 21-8 off them- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 4:08 · ATL 54-50 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 11:11 · ATL 75-66 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q3 0:04 · ATL 107-81 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Clint Capela flagrant foul type 1
Q2 1:29 · ATL 56-54 DET
- Technical
Dejounte Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:25 · ATL 77-68 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:06 · ATL 15-23 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
