⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 43
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 28
- A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the second quarter
- Made six threes to their thirteen
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
Q1 5:38 · DET 25-19 CHA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q2 3:01 · DET 58-45 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q4 10:29 · DET 94-77 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Isaiah Stewart flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:02 · DET 79-69 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:01 · DET 79-75 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
LaMelo Ball technical foul
Q2 2:05 · DET 47-45 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
