⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fourteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 0:03 · WSH 43-30 DET
- Go-ahead
Nene hit a 6-foot two point shot
Q4 0:40 · WSH 75-74 DET
- Ties it
Nene hit a 8-foot hook shot
Q4 0:05 · WSH 77-77 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · WSH 73-71 DET
- Missed FT
Nene misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:46 · WSH 73-71 DET
- Turnover
John Wall out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · WSH 73-71 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 4:31 · WSH 12-15 DET
- Go-ahead
Rodney Stuckey hit a 26-foot three jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
Q4 0:55 · WSH 73-74 DET
- Winner
Rodney Stuckey hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:00 · WSH 77-79 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · WSH 73-71 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:46 · WSH 73-71 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · WSH 75-77 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
