⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 26
- Made two threes to their eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 6:52 · DET 45-39 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva lost ball
Q4 2:06 · DET 93-99 LAC
- Turnover
Ben Wallace lost ball
Q4 0:20 · DET 96-103 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:37 · DET 77-82 LAC
- Steal
Marcus Camby stole it from Charlie Villanueva
Q4 2:06 · DET 93-99 LAC
- Steal
Marcus Camby stole it from Ben Wallace
Q4 0:20 · DET 96-103 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Kaman traveling
Q4 2:55 · DET 93-97 LAC
- Turnover
Baron Davis turnover
Q4 1:21 · DET 93-99 LAC
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DET 96-103 LAC
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 9 |
