⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 47- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 24
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 10:30 · DET 76-52 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q4 2:35 · DET 123-98 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul
Q4 10:01 · DET 99-78 WSH
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · DET 114-98 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:01 · DET 99-87 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Khris Middleton and Jalen Duren
Q1 6:11 · DET 13-8 WSH
- Technical
Double technical foul - Marcus Smart and Isaiah Stewart
Q2 5:49 · DET 50-37 WSH
- Flagrant
Richaun Holmes flagrant foul type 2
Q4 3:13 · DET 108-95 WSH
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
