⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 28 from three
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 6:10 · DET 57-46 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 10:08 · DET 107-90 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:07 · DET 92-88 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
