⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:08 · WSH 10-3 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson bad pass
Q4 0:49 · WSH 99-91 DET
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · WSH 100-95 DET
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · WSH 100-95 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Steal
Carlos Delfino stole it from DeShawn Stevenson
Q4 0:49 · WSH 99-91 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:12 · WSH 32-20 DET
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:03 · WSH 82-73 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
