⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 42
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 9:22 · DET 16-4 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 3:22 · DET 84-80 HOU
- Go-ahead
Alec Burks hit a 24-foot three jumper, Bojan Bogdanovic with the assist
Q4 1:53 · DET 111-109 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alec Burks out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:36 · DET 108-107 HOU
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey bad pass
Q4 2:25 · DET 108-107 HOU
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:20 · DET 111-109 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Jaden Ivey
Q4 2:25 · DET 108-107 HOU
- Go-ahead
Eric Gordon hit a layup
Q4 2:24 · DET 108-109 HOU
- Winner
Kenyon Martin Jr. hit a tip shot
Q4 0:31 · DET 112-113 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:03 · DET 103-104 HOU
- Turnover
Eric Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:31 · DET 106-104 HOU
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:34 · DET 112-111 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
