⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 42 rebounds to 28- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the third 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
Q3 2:47 · DET 66-60 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q3 0:47 · DET 80-62 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:50 · DET 23-27 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
