⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 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 seven threes to their one- Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 22
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 31-10 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 10:41 · DET 61-55 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 1:09 · DET 86-75 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 5:05 · DET 103-86 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups Technical Foul
Q3 10:56 · DET 52-54 LAC
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 10:21 · DET 84-75 LAC
- Technical
Ben Wallace Technical Foul
Q4 3:02 · DET 103-86 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 1:23 · DET 52-55 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 7:05 · DET 64-66 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Elton Brand Technical Foul
Q4 10:21 · DET 84-75 LAC
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
