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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pistons | 34 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 109 |
 Pelicans | 37 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 112 |
DETTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 41-9344.1% | 8-2729.6% | 19-2286.4% | 39 | 22 | 12 |
| NOP | 46-8256.1% | 6-2227.3% | 14-2166.7% | 41 | 31 | 16 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New Orleans Pelicans112| 44 | 14 | 5-18 | 1-4 | 3-5 | +15 | −10.5 | ||||||||
| 40 | 20 | 7-14 | 1-6 | 5-7 | +12 | +0.7 | ||||||||
| 35 | 23 | 11-14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +5.5 | |||||||
| 32 | 12 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +8.3 | ||||||
| 27 | 30 | 12-14 | 1-1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +19 | +15.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −20 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −3.7 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.5 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +2.9 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 112 | 46-8256.1% | 6-2227.3% | 41 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 14-2166.7% | 9 | 7 | 9 | |||
Bench 13 points on 5 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Omer Asik (coach’s decision); Tony Allen (injury/illness).
Detroit Pistons109| 39 | 16 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | −11 | +2.1 | ||||||||
| 38 | 25 | 8-18 | 3-5 | 0 | 6-6 | −3 | +8.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 24 | 10-23 | 3-9 | 1-2 | −11 | +0.6 | ||||||||
| 34 | 16 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −2.1 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −8.0 | |||||
| 14 | 10 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.6 | ||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.8 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −2.5 | ||||||
| Team | 109 | 41-9344.1% | 8-2729.6% | 39 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 19-2286.4% | 12 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 18 points on 6 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Stanley Johnson, Henry Ellenson, Langston Galloway and Boban Marjanovic (coach’s decision).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Anthony Davis had 30 points (20 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Detroit Pistons 112-109.
DeMarcus Cousins’ putback put the Pelicans ahead for good with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons got within 111-109 on Andre Drummond’s driving dunk with 39 seconds to play, but Jrue Holiday answered with a free throw, and the Pistons got no closer.
Rajon Rondo’s driving layup with 49.6 seconds left made it 111-107. The Pistons had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Avery Bradley missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Pelicans 10-9. Drummond scored 4 of the Pistons’ 10 on 2 for 3 shooting. With 2:17 left, Tobias Harris stole the ball from E'Twaun Moore, and Reggie Bullock Jr.’s driving layup off it tied the game at 105.
Moore scored 23 points on 11 for 14 shooting. Cousins added 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Rondo had 12 points (10 in the paint) and 15 assists. Cousins scored 15 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers. Rondo assisted on 7 of Davis’ 12 baskets.
For the Pistons, Harris scored 25 points, and Bradley added 24 points and 6 assists.
The Pelicans shot 56.1% from the field to the Pistons’ 44.1% and outscored them 30-15 on the fast break. The Pelicans’ starters outscored the Pistons 57-35 in 19 minutes together.
New Orleans PelicansDetroit PistonsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 82 shots: 6.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 29-41 | 70.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 5-10 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-9 | 66.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-8 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 3-14 | 21.4% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Tolliver | 23 | 14 | 5-6 | +7 |
| Andre Drummond | 15 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Tobias Harris | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Avery Bradley | 4 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 27 | 6 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Tobias Harris | 21 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Luke Kennard | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Avery Bradley | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 8 | 4-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Drummond | 52 | 10 | 4-7 | −6 |
| Eric Moreland | 12 | 7 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Tobias Harris | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Ish Smith | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Drummond 1' Driving Dunk (16 PTS) (Bullock 3 AST)
Q4 0:39
20.1%
93→73
Rondo 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (12 PTS)
Q4 0:50
20.0%
73→93
Drummond 1' Alley Oop Dunk (14 PTS) (Bradley 6 AST)
Q4 1:04
18.8%
92→73
Rondo 2' Driving Layup (10 PTS)
Q4 1:21
18.0%
73→91
Bullock Running Layup (10 PTS)
Q4 2:01
16.3%
73→56
