⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third 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
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 21
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q3 5:24 · LAC 78-53 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Redick misses technical free throw
Q1 7:33 · LAC 10-12 DET
- Technical
J.J. Redick technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:05 · LAC 66-50 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:00 · LAC 10-19 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:33 · LAC 10-12 DET
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 5:30 · LAC 14-19 DET
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 35 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
