⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to six- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 36
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
Q2 3:10 · LAC 49-45 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:20 · LAC 80-80 DET
- Ties it
Eric Gordon hit a 6-foot running jumper
Q4 0:21 · LAC 86-86 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:50 · LAC 75-80 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 10:07 · LAC 70-78 DET
- Lead
Tayshaun Prince hit a slam dunk, Allen Iverson with the assist
Q4 1:52 · LAC 82-84 DET
- Winner
Allen Iverson hit a two point shot
Q4 0:04 · LAC 87-88 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 4:03 · LAC 76-80 DET
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
