⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 26- Lost the glass, 20 rebounds to 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:20 · DET 18-12 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 9:42 · DET 59-44 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q3 3:03 · DET 81-52 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 27% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
