⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 7:32 · DET 67-60 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 9:35 · DET 85-77 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 6:20 · DET 95-82 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse Technical Foul
Q3 2:16 · DET 69-66 LAC
- Technical
Zelijko Rebraka Double Technical Foul. Elton Brand gains possession.
Q4 5:23 · DET 95-82 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:35 · DET 1-8 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 2:16 · DET 69-66 LAC
- Turnover
Darius Miles Lost Ball. Stolen by Damon Jones
Q4 4:05 · DET 95-87 LAC
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
