⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23- Went cold from three, four of twenty
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
- Steal
Ben Wallace stole it from Gilbert Arenas
Q4 1:39 · DET 88-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Bynum turnover
Q4 3:31 · DET 85-84 WSH
- Missed FT
Jonas Jerebko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · DET 87-84 WSH
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DET 97-94 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:52 · DET 81-80 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler lost ball
Q4 3:01 · DET 85-84 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 1:39 · DET 88-84 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
