⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
Tayshaun Prince stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 1:14 · DET 75-83 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses technical free throw
Q4 5:52 · DET 67-75 LAC
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:10 · DET 76-83 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 4:54 · DET 35-42 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:52 · DET 67-75 LAC
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 1:14 · DET 75-83 LAC
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · DET 76-83 LAC
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
