⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 no- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 0:21 · DET 27-25 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 9:53 · DET 79-70 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Maurice Evans misses technical free throw
Q2 6:15 · DET 35-31 LAC
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:04 · DET 87-79 LAC
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:04 · DET 87-79 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 10:14 · DET 53-54 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:05 · DET 82-73 LAC
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
