⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 32 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:05 · DET 30-33 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul
Q4 11:29 · DET 76-86 HOU
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q4 8:26 · DET 89-94 HOU
- Turnover
Ausar Thompson bad pass turnover
Q4 3:37 · DET 95-103 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 0:50 · DET 20-31 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 4:57 · DET 62-73 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reed Sheppard out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:44 · DET 95-101 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:14 · DET 95-103 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · DET 104-110 HOU
📊The numbers
| DET | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
