⏱️How 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.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the second quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 9:50 · DET 44-34 WSH
- Ties it
Cade Cunningham hit a 4-foot two point shot
OT 0:58 · DET 114-114 WSH
- Ties it
Cade Cunningham hit a driving layup
OT 0:23 · DET 116-116 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Cade Cunningham technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:34 · DET 56-48 WSH
- Missed FT
Isaiah Stewart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:08 · DET 97-104 WSH
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover
OT 4:39 · DET 106-106 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 10:44 · DET 88-97 WSH
- Lead
Kyle Kuzma hit a 24-foot three jumper, Spencer Dinwiddie with the assist
OT 4:08 · DET 106-109 WSH
- Winner
Kyle Kuzma hit a 24-foot three jumper, Spencer Dinwiddie with the assist
OT 0:00 · DET 116-119 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Gafford lost ball turnover
Q4 2:37 · DET 97-104 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal back court turnover
Q4 0:12 · DET 104-106 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
OT 1:45 · DET 110-114 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |









