⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 11:18 · DET 77-75 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 4:06 · DET 126-124 ATL
- Ties it
Cade Cunningham hit a 4-foot two point shot, Tim Hardaway Jr. with the assist
Q4 0:26 · DET 130-130 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Malik Beasley flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:27 · DET 101-109 ATL
- Turnover
Ausar Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:37 · DET 122-124 ATL
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover
Q4 0:35 · DET 128-129 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 4:06 · DET 54-67 ATL
- Go-ahead
Trae Young hit a 32-foot three step back jumper
Q4 2:19 · DET 126-127 ATL
- Winner
Trae Young hit a 22-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:01 · DET 130-132 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 3:38 · DET 122-124 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:59 · DET 128-129 ATL
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · DET 128-130 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
