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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 32 | 27 | 33 | 24 | 116 |
 Pistons | 28 | 22 | 33 | 27 | 110 |
NOPTeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 42-8648.8% | 11-3135.5% | 21-3070.0% | 48 | 29 | 16 |
| DET | 43-9047.8% | 7-3023.3% | 17-2470.8% | 42 | 20 | 13 |
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New Orleans Pelicans116| 37 | 19 | 8-19 | 2-7 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −0.7 | |||||
| 35 | 17 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0 | +13 | −2.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 19 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +8 | +3.7 | ||||||
| 30 | 33 | 12-15 | 1-3 | 8-10 | 0 | +11 | +13.9 | |||||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.1 | ||||||
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| 30 | 7 | 3-14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −9.0 | |||||||
| 18 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 | −5 | +1.3 | |||||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.4 | |||
| 14 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.0 | |||||
| Team | 116 | 42-8648.8% | 11-3135.5% | 48 | 29 | 16 | 21 | 21-3070.0% | 8 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 21 points on 7 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Garrett Temple, Dereon Seabron, Kira Lewis Jr. and Willy Hernangomez (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons110| 36 | 22 | 9-19 | 1-7 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.9 | |||||
| 34 | 12 | 4-15 | 0-6 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −9.8 | ||||||
| 31 | 20 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 9-10 | −14 | +2.9 | ||||||||
| 30 | 17 | 7-10 | 3-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +4.0 | |||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −1.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 19 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.6 | |||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −6.2 | |||
| 19 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 17 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.9 | |
| Team | 110 | 43-9047.8% | 7-3023.3% | 42 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 17-2470.8% | 7 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 35 points on 16 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart (injury/illness).
Pelicans116Pistons110ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
Jonas Valančiūnas had 33 points (22 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Detroit Pistons 116-110.
The Pelicans took control with a 27-10 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 17.
The Pistons got within 105-102 on Bojan Bogdanovic’s step-back jumper with 3:27 to play, but Trey Murphy III answered with a free throw, and the Pistons got no closer.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Pistons 8-2. Valančiūnas scored 7 of the Pelicans’ 8 on 2 for 2 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Hamidou Diallo had 2 steals, and the Pistons scored 4 points off them.
Valančiūnas and CJ McCollum set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pistons, Bogdanovic scored 22 points but went 1 for 7 from 3, and Saddiq Bey added 20 points (10 in the third quarter) and 10 rebounds.
The Pelicans shot 48.8% from the field and 35.5% from 3 to the Pistons’ 47.8% and 23.3%. The Pistons got 7 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Pelicans’ starters outscored the Pistons 46-33 in 15 minutes together. Diallo fouled out.
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).
95 points from the field on 86 shots: 1.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-27 | 70.4% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-25 | 44.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-3 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-2 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-29 | 34.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nerlens Noel | 35 | 19 | 8-10 | +8 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 9 | 10 | 3-4 | +7 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Saddiq Bey | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 27 | 5 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 18 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Killian Hayes | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jaden Ivey | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killian Hayes | 22 | 4 | 2-3 | −3 |
| Isaiah Livers | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 11 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Rodney McGruder | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 8 | 4-11 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 80 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.
DET win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
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DET
Highest Leverage Moments
Marshall 29' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (McCollum 7 AST)
Q4 6:08
16.9%
34→17
Diallo 1' Running Layup (15 PTS)
Q4 6:35
12.5%
21→34
Ivey 1' Driving Dunk (9 PTS)
Q4 8:34
11.4%
18→29
McCollum 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q3 8:06
9.6%
24→14
Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Q4 5:31
9.6%
24→14
