⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 23-12 off them
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 26
- Made five threes to their nineteen
- Went cold from three, five of 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:48 · CHA 19-18 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:22 · CHA 36-29 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 2:46 · CHA 82-88 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Charles Lee technical foul
Q4 5:54 · CHA 88-99 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:04 · CHA 57-61 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 10:32 · CHA 62-71 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniss Jenkins offensive foul
Q4 1:51 · CHA 98-104 DET
- Turnover
Daniss Jenkins offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:51 · CHA 98-104 DET
- Turnover
Tobias Harris out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:22 · CHA 102-108 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 19 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
