⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 8:58 · DET 13-2 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover
Q4 1:30 · DET 96-100 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 5:30 · DET 44-36 LAC
- Steal
Reggie Jackson stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 1:30 · DET 96-100 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Morris Sr. traveling
Q4 1:10 · DET 96-100 LAC
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
