⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 28 from three- Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 33
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 0:05 · DET 82-74 WSH
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups made 25 ft three point jumper.
Q4 0:47 · DET 93-93 WSH
- Go-ahead
Rasheed Wallace made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
OT 2:17 · DET 100-99 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Bad Pass
Q4 2:05 · DET 90-93 WSH
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Lost Ball. Stolen by Jared Jeffries.
Q4 1:52 · DET 90-93 WSH
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Lost Ball. Stolen by Caron Butler.
OT 1:34 · DET 100-101 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:28 · DET 11-14 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 4:15 · DET 13-28 WSH
- Lead
Antawn Jamison made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 2:24 · DET 90-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison Lost Ball. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 1:57 · DET 90-93 WSH
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · DET 95-93 WSH
- Missed FT
Caron Butler missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:05 · DET 102-104 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 38 |
| 76 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 25 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
