⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their nineteen- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 14
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 3:04 · DET 23-17 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 1:39 · DET 87-75 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 3:38 · DET 95-88 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bogdan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:53 · DET 95-88 LAC
📊The numbers
| DET | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
