⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 20-3 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:47 · DET 33-23 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey bad pass
Q4 2:16 · DET 107-105 HOU
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · DET 107-108 HOU
- Turnover
Isaiah Stewart out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:04 · DET 107-110 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:29 · DET 9-15 HOU
- Winner
Fred VanVleet hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:42 · DET 107-108 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 2:58 · DET 107-112 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover
Q4 3:26 · DET 107-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
