⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 21-4 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 2:02 · DET 108-90 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 1:59 · DET 23-33 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:39 · DET 93-83 LAC
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
