⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:31 · LAC 24-20 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman Technical Foul
Q2 1:34 · LAC 53-45 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:49 · LAC 53-51 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 11:06 · LAC 73-81 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 3:58 · LAC 79-93 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q1 3:32 · LAC 20-20 DET
- Technical
Richard Hamilton Technical Foul
Q1 3:32 · LAC 20-20 DET
- Technical
Richard Hamilton Technical Foul
Q1 0:16 · LAC 30-24 DET
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
