⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 33
- Made twelve threes to their nineteen
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 21-11 off them
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 18
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 9:49 · WSH 35-33 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 4:10 · WSH 54-47 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Kuzma technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:37 · WSH 110-120 DET
- Technical
Kyle Kuzma technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:37 · WSH 110-121 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 10:10 · WSH 3-10 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 1:45 · WSH 60-63 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 3:10 · WSH 85-92 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
