⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of eighteen from three- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 44
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Chris Kaman hit a 15-foot jumper, Baron Davis with the assist
Q4 2:31 · LAC 89-88 DET
- Winner
Rasual Butler hit a 25-foot three jumper, Baron Davis with the assist
Q4 0:25 · LAC 93-91 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Drew Gooden turnover
Q4 1:35 · LAC 89-88 DET
- Missed FT
Chris Kaman misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · LAC 90-88 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 4:13 · LAC 37-49 DET
- Go-ahead
Richard Hamilton hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 0:44 · LAC 90-91 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:07 · LAC 95-91 DET
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:07 · LAC 95-91 DET
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:07 · LAC 95-91 DET
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
