⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 28-8 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
- A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23 in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:15 · WSH 13-4 DET
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23
Q1 7:13 · WSH 30-7 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 33-point lead to 41
Q4 8:07 · WSH 112-71 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Assists | 17 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
