⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 24 from three- Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 23
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 18-10 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:50 · WSH 58-59 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:26 · WSH 94-99 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 0:04 · WSH 35-43 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 0:00 · WSH 58-67 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:20 · WSH 27-20 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 36 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
