⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:33 · DET 10-4 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 10:55 · DET 31-23 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 3:49 · DET 12-14 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q4 7:03 · DET 90-70 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
