⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 1:13 · WSH 32-20 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:42 · WSH 32-29 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:52 · WSH 75-69 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
