⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 46
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 stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 5:42 · WSH 112-89 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q2 3:29 · WSH 56-49 DET

Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:29 · WSH 56-49 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |







