⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 39 free throws to their 29
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 10:45 · DET 86-66 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:01 · DET 97-90 WSH
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:35 · DET 99-91 WSH
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 0:11 · DET 99-94 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
Roger Mason stole it from Tayshaun Prince
Q4 0:11 · DET 99-94 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jan Vesely misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:55 · DET 98-91 WSH
- Missed FT
Jordan Crawford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:25 · DET 99-92 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
