⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
+2Q138-32
-1Q228-27
+11Q333-19
0Q430-29
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 35
- A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
Key battles
21Offensive rebounds9
6Blocks2
61Rebounds35
20Points off turnovers12
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q3 10:46 · ATL 84-61 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
