⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their ten
A 14-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 11 in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q1 3:58 · WSH 38-16 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 4:12 · WSH 59-41 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 4:27 · WSH 114-89 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 11
Q3 0:00 · WSH 94-83 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Killian Hayes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:57 · WSH 114-95 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
