⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better 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, 26 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 35
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 23-13 off them
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 26
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
- Made nine threes to their fifteen
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 7
Q2 9:39 · WSH 35-42 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q1 6:10 · WSH 9-26 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 3:37 · WSH 92-117 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Paul Reed flagrant foul type 1
Q2 9:01 · WSH 26-42 DET
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ronald Holland II and Tristan Vukcevic
Q2 9:01 · WSH 26-42 DET
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jalen Duren and Bub Carrington
Q2 1:17 · WSH 49-56 DET
📊The numbers
| WSH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 32 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
