⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen
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
- Ties it
Blake Griffin hit a tip shot
Q4 0:19 · LAC 74-74 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 1:49 · LAC 78-74 DET
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a 17-foot jumper
OT 0:22 · LAC 83-82 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Randy Foye offensive foul (Greg Monroe draws the foul)
Q4 3:27 · LAC 69-70 DET
- Turnover
Randy Foye turnover
Q4 3:27 · LAC 69-70 DET
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:03 · LAC 69-72 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:59 · LAC 24-23 DET
- Lead
Greg Monroe hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:31 · LAC 81-82 DET
- Ties it
Greg Monroe hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:31 · LAC 81-81 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince lost ball
Q4 1:35 · LAC 72-74 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince lost ball
Q4 0:00 · LAC 74-74 DET
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
OT 4:24 · LAC 74-74 DET
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
