⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 8:12 · LAC 19-8 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 7:00 · LAC 107-99 DET
- Steal
Kris Dunn stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 1:01 · LAC 118-110 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · LAC 121-113 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 4:14 · LAC 23-18 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 3:10 · LAC 84-87 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:34 · LAC 97-99 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ausar Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:02 · LAC 114-108 DET
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · LAC 118-110 DET
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul
Q4 0:46 · LAC 120-113 DET
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
