⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, ten of fifteen from three
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 8:33 · WSH 87-86 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · WSH 92-94 DET
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison bad pass
Q4 1:04 · WSH 93-96 DET
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · WSH 96-98 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:30 · WSH 26-31 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 3:47 · WSH 65-80 DET
- Steal
Kwame Brown stole it from Antawn Jamison
Q4 1:04 · WSH 93-96 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 4:31 · WSH 87-90 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton lost ball
Q4 3:17 · WSH 87-90 DET
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:57 · WSH 89-90 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
