⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 21 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
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 28- A 15-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 26 in the first quarter
- They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 32 from three
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3 in the fourth quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 26
Q1 3:01 · DET 41-15 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q2 0:33 · DET 72-46 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul
Q2 9:50 · DET 44-17 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:36 · DET 90-87 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Wong bad pass
Q4 4:59 · DET 99-92 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
