⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 34 from three- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 34
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 3:37 · DET 54-61 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Markieff Morris flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:40 · DET 103-106 WSH
- Flagrant
Christian Wood flagrant foul type 1
Q4 1:24 · DET 119-130 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 3:17 · DET 113-127 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Davis Bertans misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 6:40 · DET 103-107 WSH
- Missed FT
Ian Mahinmi misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · DET 119-130 WSH
- Missed FT
Ian Mahinmi misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · DET 119-130 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
