⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 30 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:04 · DET 17-18 NO
- Steal
Killian Hayes stole it from Naji Marshall
Q4 0:26 · DET 106-112 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaden Ivey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · DET 103-108 NO
- Missed FT
Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · DET 105-112 NO
- Turnover
Killian Hayes bad pass
Q4 0:20 · DET 108-114 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q2 6:33 · DET 42-55 NO
- Steal
CJ McCollum stole it from Killian Hayes
Q4 0:20 · DET 108-114 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Naji Marshall lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · DET 106-112 NO
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DET 108-114 NO
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DET 108-115 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
