⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twenty of 44 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 56
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 11:11 · CHA 75-61 DET
- Ties it
LaMelo Ball hit a 10-foot driving floating jump shot, Brandon Miller with the assist
Q4 0:25 · CHA 109-109 DET
- Winner
Tre Mann hit a driving layup
OT 3:03 · CHA 113-112 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Miller lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · CHA 107-107 DET
- Turnover
Brandon Miller bad pass
OT 4:59 · CHA 109-109 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 3:27 · CHA 111-112 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:28 · CHA 63-61 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 3:57 · CHA 107-109 DET
- Lead
Tobias Harris hit a 23-foot three jumper, Isaiah Stewart with the assist
OT 4:39 · CHA 109-112 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wendell Moore Jr. bad pass
OT 4:12 · CHA 109-112 DET
- Missed FT
Jaden Ivey misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:30 · CHA 116-112 DET
- Missed FT
Jaden Ivey misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:05 · CHA 123-121 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 20 | Threes made | 17 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
