⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 8 points behind 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
▲ LAC better than we expected
-8Q116-21
+5Q226-22
-10Q314-23
+17Q426-11
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 20-8 off them
Key battles
8Points off turnovers20
44%Three-point accuracy21%
6Steals12
21Turnovers12
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
