⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 11
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 4:11 · DET 26-14 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Kwame Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:46 · DET 36-26 WSH
- Technical
Kwame Brown technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 7:46 · DET 36-26 WSH
- Technical
Jonas Jerebko technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:15 · DET 73-62 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:05 · DET 66-59 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins misses technical free throw
Q2 7:46 · DET 36-26 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
