⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:48 · DET 84-88 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q4 7:06 · DET 126-112 LAC
- Ties it
Alec Burks hit a 26-foot threeer
OT 4:26 · DET 131-131 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Killian Hayes bad pass
Q4 1:38 · DET 127-120 LAC
- Missed FT
Killian Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DET 128-126 LAC
- Turnover
Killian Hayes lost ball turnover
OT 4:07 · DET 131-131 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:34 · DET 127-126 LAC
- Lead
Paul George hit a driving layup
OT 4:47 · DET 128-130 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
OT 4:02 · DET 131-142 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris Sr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:55 · DET 77-88 LAC
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · DET 127-125 LAC
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
OT 4:10 · DET 131-131 LAC
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 19 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
