⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their 26
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 0:35 · DET 63-48 LAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q4 9:38 · DET 97-86 LAC
- Steal
Jon Leuer stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 0:44 · DET 104-97 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ish Smith and DeAndre Jordan
Q3 7:07 · DET 71-56 LAC
- Turnover
Marcus Morris bad pass
Q4 0:49 · DET 104-97 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:13 · DET 73-67 LAC
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Marcus Morris
Q4 0:49 · DET 104-97 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.J. Redick turnover
Q4 1:40 · DET 102-95 LAC
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:44 · DET 104-97 LAC
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
