⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 26-16 off them- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 29
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:34 · DET 43-44 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 10:34 · DET 54-48 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q3 2:46 · DET 74-61 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 2:27 · DET 94-87 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas traveling
Q4 0:55 · DET 96-89 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
