⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- They went cold, three of 26 from three
- A 17-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 22 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine
- Beaten inside, 52 points in the paint to 70
A 14-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 6 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 8:44 · CHA 18-13 DET
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 22
Q1 4:08 · CHA 41-19 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 4:20 · CHA 112-99 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:45 · CHA 48-27 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:31 · CHA 92-86 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
