⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, sixteen free throws to their five- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 28-5 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 10:53 · DET 30-38 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 10:32 · DET 50-59 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:29 · DET 79-79 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stanley Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:40 · DET 94-98 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 3:41 · DET 19-32 WSH
- Steal
Brandon Jennings stole it from Stanley Johnson
Q4 1:40 · DET 94-98 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Smith out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:36 · DET 94-98 WSH
- Turnover
Markieff Morris bad pass
Q4 0:24 · DET 99-103 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
