⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 32 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:43 · DET 44-41 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 1:50 · DET 81-66 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Stanley Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:31 · DET 16-21 WSH
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:08 · DET 100-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q1 2:31 · DET 16-21 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:36 · DET 93-87 WSH
- Missed FT
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:07 · DET 97-89 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 3 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Steals | 15 |
| 14 | Blocks | 19 |
