⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
- Made five threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, five of 26
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 2:18 · DET 74-68 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 5:05 · DET 95-89 ATL
- Winner
Cade Cunningham hit a 17-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:52 · DET 97-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DET 99-95 ATL
- Missed FT
Daniss Jenkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DET 99-98 ATL
- Missed FT
Daniss Jenkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DET 99-98 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:32 · DET 50-55 ATL
- Ties it
Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jalen Johnson with the assist
Q4 1:12 · DET 95-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:00 · DET 91-89 ATL
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 2:38 · DET 93-89 ATL
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 14 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 15 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
