⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+9Q133-22
-10Q220-27
+5Q328-22
-5Q424-27
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 34-21 off them
Key battles
17Steals7
24Free throws made13
15Turnovers27
34Points off turnovers21
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
