⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 29- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 34
Key battles
12Free throws made26
2Steals6
29Assists15
7Blocks3
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 9:55 · DET 41-29 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 2:17 · DET 60-49 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Maxiell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:23 · DET 80-71 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:40 · DET 50-49 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses technical free throw
Q3 0:23 · DET 80-71 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
