⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 34 from three
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 45
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 48
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 9:01 · LAC 16-6 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 4:04 · LAC 33-14 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q3 10:47 · LAC 65-56 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 10:50 · LAC 95-77 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 6:20 · LAC 103-92 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul
Q3 3:12 · LAC 84-65 DET
- Technical
Paul Reed technical foul
Q4 7:39 · LAC 100-81 DET
📊The numbers
| LAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
