⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 28- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:33 · LAC 27-14 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 9:37 · LAC 46-31 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 10:55 · LAC 80-55 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 11:52 · LAC 70-52 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jose Calderon misses technical free throw
Q3 11:52 · LAC 70-52 DET
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 37 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
