⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:16 · HOU 24-25 DET
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 1:37 · HOU 110-113 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jabari Smith Jr. and Ausar Thompson
Q1 0:28 · HOU 31-29 DET
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 6:29 · HOU 41-43 DET
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:32 · HOU 111-113 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 1:53 · HOU 86-89 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q2 8:34 · HOU 38-41 DET
- Technical
Jalen Duren technical foul
Q2 6:39 · HOU 39-43 DET
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 1:37 · HOU 110-113 DET
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 11 |
