⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 20-11 off them- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 1:58 · DET 29-18 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q2 4:16 · DET 56-39 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 9:18 · DET 67-49 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 5:48 · DET 71-53 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 5:48 · DET 71-53 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 33 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
