⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- Went cold from three, seven of 34
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 10:22 · DET 31-26 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:56 · DET 88-87 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey turnover
Q4 2:09 · DET 95-96 HOU
- Turnover
Tobias Harris bad pass
Q4 0:17 · DET 98-100 HOU
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DET 99-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:43 · DET 2-11 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 2:47 · DET 60-68 HOU
- Winner
Alperen Sengun hit a two point shot
Q4 2:28 · DET 95-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred VanVleet misses technical free throw
Q3 11:44 · DET 45-43 HOU
- Missed FT
Fred VanVleet misses technical free throw
Q3 4:18 · DET 56-58 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DET 98-101 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
