⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:33 · WSH 18-15 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses technical free throw
Q2 8:37 · WSH 30-33 DET
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · WSH 86-93 DET
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · WSH 86-93 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 0:09 · WSH 27-28 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 5:05 · WSH 36-48 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 6:26 · WSH 78-87 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
