โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ WSH better than we expected
โผ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good 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 from level to 8 points up
Q3 8:26 ยท WSH 72-64 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 9:02 ยท WSH 95-87 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:22 ยท WSH 99-92 DET
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 0:55 ยท WSH 102-97 DET
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 0:25 ยท WSH 104-98 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- Steal
Derrick Rose stole it from Bradley Beal
Q4 0:55 ยท WSH 102-97 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Markieff Morris flagrant foul type 2
Q4 7:06 ยท WSH 93-87 DET
- Turnover
Andre Drummond offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 4:38 ยท WSH 97-90 DET
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 ยท WSH 102-97 DET
๐The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |







