⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 15- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 4:41 · WSH 51-45 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:13 · WSH 79-82 DET
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Jose Calderon
Q4 0:12 · WSH 93-96 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:56 · WSH 8-16 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q3 6:07 · WSH 64-78 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Calderon offensive foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul)
Q4 0:43 · WSH 90-96 DET
- Turnover
Jose Calderon turnover
Q4 0:43 · WSH 90-96 DET
- Turnover
Jose Calderon bad pass
Q4 0:12 · WSH 93-96 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 35 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
