⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 26
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 8:48 · DET 18-7 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 1:34 · DET 99-85 ATL
- Winner
Cade Cunningham hit a 7-foot two point shot, Tim Hardaway Jr. with the assist
Q4 0:08 · DET 122-121 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey double dribble turnover
Q4 4:12 · DET 114-109 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:10 · DET 120-116 ATL
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:51 · DET 120-116 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:11 · DET 99-93 ATL
- Lead
Trae Young hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DET 120-121 ATL
- Ties it
Trae Young hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DET 120-120 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 4:51 · DET 112-107 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
