⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 64
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 2:46 · CHA 23-20 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 8:22 · CHA 61-55 DET
- Go-ahead
LaMelo Ball hit a 30-foot three step back jumper
Q4 0:55 · CHA 104-103 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Miller lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · CHA 106-105 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:07 · CHA 4-10 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:18 · CHA 13-20 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 0:51 · CHA 23-29 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 3:33 · CHA 94-96 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 34 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
