⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 26-13 off them
- Made thirteen threes to their twenty
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 1 down to 9 up
Q1 2:47 · DET 33-24 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 1:51 · DET 93-91 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Duren turnover
Q4 4:25 · DET 115-110 NO
- Missed FT
Ronald Holland II misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · DET 130-124 NO
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DET 135-130 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:30 · DET 73-74 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses technical free throw
Q1 5:42 · DET 15-11 NO
- Flagrant
Keion Brooks Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q2 7:48 · DET 43-36 NO
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 1:18 · DET 125-118 NO
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 13 | Threes made | 20 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 35 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
