⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 32 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 36 fast break points to 16
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 9:15 · NO 9-13 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Saddiq Bey bad pass turnover
Q4 4:38 · NO 96-101 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:44 · NO 0-13 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Javonte Green bad pass turnover
Q4 4:56 · NO 96-101 DET
📊The numbers
| NO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 36 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
