⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 7- A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the first quarter
- Made nine threes to their fifteen
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 10:23 · LAC 40-35 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 7:15 · LAC 70-57 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin turnover Anthony Tolliver
Q4 2:37 · LAC 84-90 DET
- Turnover
Patrick Beverley bad pass
Q4 0:18 · LAC 87-95 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q1 10:09 · LAC 12-16 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 9:17 · LAC 76-80 DET
- Steal
Andre Drummond stole it from Patrick Beverley
Q4 0:18 · LAC 87-95 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:33 · LAC 84-87 DET
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson bad pass
Q4 3:52 · LAC 84-87 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:03 · LAC 87-92 DET
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 6 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 18 | Steals | 12 |
| 18 | Blocks | 20 |
