⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:21 · LAC 41-42 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 8:07 · LAC 8-15 DET
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q2 0:00 · LAC 43-59 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 2:46 · LAC 78-98 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
