⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 10
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:05 · WSH 12-7 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Thomas Bryant flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:28 · WSH 48-32 DET
- Technical
Ian Mahinmi technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:45 · WSH 81-64 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q4 6:32 · WSH 98-84 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Zaza Pachulia flagrant foul type 1
Q2 7:27 · WSH 36-23 DET
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:51 · WSH 58-43 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
