⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 33 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 33
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 25
A 17-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 3 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:12 · DET 48-51 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 1:21 · DET 84-92 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Cade Cunningham technical foul
Q3 7:01 · DET 64-71 WSH
- Turnover
Paul Reed bad pass turnover
Q4 4:44 · DET 103-109 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 5:34 · DET 10-25 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 8:00 · DET 64-80 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 4:11 · DET 71-90 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 18 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
