⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
+9Q136-27
-7Q224-32
+14Q334-19
-1Q416-18
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 31- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 32
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
Key battles
3Blocks9
56%Three-point accuracy33%
37Free throws made22
14Offensive rebounds9
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
