⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their seven- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 57
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 68
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:16 · LAC 12-2 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 5:47 · LAC 107-94 DET
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Jalen Duren
Q4 0:16 · LAC 112-106 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul George technical foul
Q3 4:34 · LAC 62-71 DET
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · LAC 111-106 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:17 · LAC 107-102 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Duren bad pass
Q4 0:16 · LAC 112-106 DET
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
