⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 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 went cold, six of 32 from three- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 54
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
- Steal
Saddiq Bey stole it from Kristaps Porzingis
Q4 2:15 · DET 93-96 WSH
- Go-ahead
Cade Cunningham hit a 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:45 · DET 97-96 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Cade Cunningham technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:03 · DET 44-59 WSH
- Technical
Dwane Casey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:32 · DET 53-63 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:35 · DET 24-29 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 8:54 · DET 32-42 WSH
- Winner
Kristaps Porzingis hit a 10-foot two point shot, Tomas Satoransky with the assist
Q4 0:29 · DET 97-98 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Rui Hachimura technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:38 · DET 41-57 WSH
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis lost ball turnover
Q4 2:15 · DET 93-96 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
