⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 34 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 30-13 off them
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 15
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
- Go-ahead
Bojan Bogdanovic hit a 24-foot step back jumper, Alec Burks with the assist
Q4 2:34 · DET 108-106 CHA
- Lead
Jaden Ivey hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · DET 109-108 CHA
- Winner
Saddiq Bey hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jalen Duren with the assist
Q4 0:32 · DET 115-112 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:38 · DET 102-105 CHA
- Missed FT
Jalen Duren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:18 · DET 104-106 CHA
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · DET 118-112 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 9:50 · DET 97-104 CHA
- Ties it
Mason Plumlee hit a 7-foot jump bank shot
Q4 2:16 · DET 108-108 CHA
- Ties it
LaMelo Ball hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:20 · DET 112-112 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:57 · DET 102-105 CHA
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · DET 110-108 CHA
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:32 · DET 115-112 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
