⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 0:31 · WSH 43-30 DET
- Steal
Marcin Gortat stole it from Greg Monroe
Q4 2:36 · WSH 88-84 DET
- Steal
Paul Pierce stole it from Spencer Dinwiddie
Q4 1:19 · WSH 94-89 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 0:33 · WSH 96-91 DET
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · WSH 97-93 DET
- Missed FT
Garrett Temple misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · WSH 99-95 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 3:21 · WSH 76-65 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:49 · WSH 76-69 DET
- Steal
Spencer Dinwiddie stole it from John Wall
Q4 0:33 · WSH 96-91 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:50 · WSH 88-84 DET
- Turnover
Greg Monroe lost ball turnover
Q4 2:36 · WSH 88-84 DET
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie bad pass
Q4 1:19 · WSH 94-89 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
