⏱️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, 15 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, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 19-8 off them
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
- Lead
Richard Hamilton hit a 9-foot jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
OT 4:37 · DET 104-102 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 1:32 · DET 106-102 WSH
- Lead
Richard Hamilton hit a 16-foot jumper, Rodney Stuckey with the assist
OT 1:55 · DET 108-106 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:05 · DET 93-96 WSH
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey turnover
OT 2:21 · DET 106-104 WSH
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:08 · DET 114-110 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 2:43 · DET 47-53 WSH
- Ties it
Nick Young hit a dunk, Gilbert Arenas with the assist
OT 2:13 · DET 106-106 WSH
- Ties it
Nick Young hit a 14-foot two point shot, Gilbert Arenas with the assist
OT 1:45 · DET 108-108 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
JaVale McGee turnover
OT 2:45 · DET 106-104 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
OT 0:40 · DET 112-110 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
OT 0:18 · DET 112-110 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
