⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 33 from three- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 35
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:02 · LAC 43-43 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 3:34 · LAC 66-58 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 6:04 · LAC 91-73 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 8:40 · LAC 112-94 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
