⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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 third 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
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 6:20 · WSH 76-66 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Miller turnover
Q4 4:22 · WSH 95-90 DET
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:30 · WSH 95-92 DET
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood traveling
Q4 2:34 · WSH 96-94 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Ties it
Ben Wallace hit a layup, Will Bynum with the assist
Q4 2:21 · WSH 96-96 DET
- Winner
Ben Gordon hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 1:44 · WSH 96-98 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:37 · WSH 95-90 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:15 · WSH 96-94 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · WSH 96-99 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
