⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 30
- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 27
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 dragged them back level
Q2 8:07 · DET 32-32 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Charlie Villanueva flagrant foul type 1 (Brian Cook draws the foul)
Q4 10:48 · DET 64-85 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q3 6:50 · DET 56-73 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 11:15 · DET 64-89 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brian Cook misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q4 10:48 · DET 64-86 LAC
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 31 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
