⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:18 · LAC 8-0 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:54 · LAC 25-10 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 10:38 · LAC 40-24 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 5:46 · LAC 77-56 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
