⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- They went cold, six of 38 from three
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 23-15 off them
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 0:35 · ATL 26-41 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 3:50 · ATL 45-67 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
