⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 4
- A 12-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 46 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 7:48 · NO 51-70 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Brown technical foul
Q3 5:03 · NO 51-73 DET
- Technical
Bruce Brown technical foul
Q3 5:03 · NO 51-74 DET
- Missed FT
Jose Alvarado misses technical free throw
Q4 8:39 · NO 72-105 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 5:34 · NO 10-27 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 36
Q4 6:32 · NO 79-115 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 46
Q4 4:52 · NO 81-127 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 33 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
