⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 25
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 45
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 8:32 · DET 60-56 CHA
- Steal
Daniss Jenkins stole it from Grayson Allen
Q4 1:25 · DET 94-86 CHA
- Steal
Daniss Jenkins stole it from Dennis Schroder
Q4 0:10 · DET 97-89 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:45 · DET 0-8 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 8:00 · DET 28-40 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Miller offensive foul
Q4 1:53 · DET 94-86 CHA
- Turnover
Brandon Miller offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:53 · DET 94-86 CHA
- Turnover
Grayson Allen bad pass turnover
Q4 1:25 · DET 94-86 CHA
📊The numbers
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. RobinsonF | 32 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4-13 | 3-8 | 2-2 | +6 |
J. CollinsF | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -10 |
P. ReedF | 38 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 4-4 | +6 |
C. CunninghamG | 39 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 10-22 | 4-9 | 6-8 | 0 |
A. ThompsonG | 29 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +5 |
D. JenkinsG | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +11 |
J. GreenG | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +23 |
K. HuerterG | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
R. Holland IIF | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
T. PrinceF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -1 |
T. SmithF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 97 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 34-76 | 13-33 | 16-20 |
Did not playI. Jones (coach's decision), E. Harkless (coach's decision), C. Lanier (coach's decision), E. Okorie (coach's decision)

Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. DiabateF | 35 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -9 |
B. MillerF Double-double | 38 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 12-26 | 3-10 | 4-5 | +1 |
N. ReidC | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | -4 |
D. SchroderG | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +3 |
S. JamesG | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 2-2 | -11 |
R. O'NealeF | 34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | -14 |
G. AllenG | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-4 | -14 |
R. KalkbrennerC | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +1 |
T. SalaunF | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +9 |
C. AndersonG | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Team | 89 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 31-71 | 12-35 | 15-19 |
Did not playH. Steinbach (coach's decision), P. Hall (coach's decision), L. McNeeley (coach's decision)











