⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 34
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds 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.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 5:41 · LAC 35-50 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q4 4:41 · LAC 71-99 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 12 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
