⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 14
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:15 · WSH 8-0 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 10:48 · WSH 56-54 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 5:28 · WSH 85-94 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:54 · WSH 85-89 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:54 · WSH 85-89 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
