⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:58 · DET 25-15 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:03 · DET 76-69 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:27 · DET 86-77 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:33 · DET 36-33 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 7:37 · DET 46-50 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
