⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 25-14 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 9:24 · DET 20-6 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:36 · DET 109-116 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 1:27 · DET 125-136 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 6:00 · DET 48-50 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 0:34 · DET 90-108 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 7:11 · DET 109-125 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
