⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 36- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 38-12 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 0:28 · ATL 36-33 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:17 · ATL 135-135 DET
- Go-ahead
Trae Young hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 2:03 · ATL 138-137 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dyson Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:50 · ATL 132-135 DET
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:01 · ATL 143-146 DET
- Turnover
Georges Niang bad pass
Q4 0:00 · ATL 143-148 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Lead
Ausar Thompson hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 2:12 · ATL 135-137 DET
- Go-ahead
Cade Cunningham hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 1:49 · ATL 138-139 DET
- Winner
Dennis Schroder hit a driving layup
Q4 0:33 · ATL 140-141 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ausar Thompson bad pass
Q4 2:39 · ATL 133-135 DET
- Turnover
Isaiah Stewart turnover (lane violation)
Q4 0:06 · ATL 142-146 DET
- Missed FT
Ausar Thompson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:06 · ATL 142-146 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 21 | Threes made | 20 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 39 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 38 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
