NBA Final Intelligence
LA Clippers 98, Detroit Pistons 92 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): LA Clippers 98, Detroit Pistons 92. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAC 14-28 DET; Q2 LAC 27-27 DET; Q3 LAC 27-21 DET; Q4 LAC 30-16 DET.
Top performers (box score): Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 26 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; John Collins (LAC) 25 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Duncan Robinson (DET) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-10 shooting; James Harden (LAC) 19 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 4-of-20 shooting; Ivica Zubac (LAC) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists on 6-of-9 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · LAC
26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 8-13 FG
Scoring · LAC
25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 9-14 FG
Scoring · DET
20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 7-10 FG
Season highs
John Collins · Season-high 25 pointsTolu Smith · Season-high 14 reboundsJohn Collins · Season-high 5 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
LAC
6 largest lead
Q4 0:09 (LAC 98, DET 92) · 12-0 run, Q4 9:21–Q4 7:21
DET
19 largest lead
Q2 10:22 (LAC 16, DET 35) · 11-0 run, Q1 9:52–Q1 7:35
Swings
2 lead changes
Tied 2 times
Ahead for good: John Collins makes free throw 2 of 2 (Q4 2:00, LAC 93, DET 92).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 3:43 Ivica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 2LAC · LAC 87, DET 89
- Q4 3:32 Daniss Jenkins makes free throw 2 of 2DET · LAC 87, DET 90
- Q4 2:59 James Harden makes 13-foot driving floating jump shotLAC · LAC 89, DET 90
- Q4 2:59 James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1LAC · LAC 90, DET 90
- Q4 2:43 Daniss Jenkins makes driving layupDET · LAC 90, DET 92
- Q4 2:20 Ivica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 2LAC · LAC 91, DET 92
- Q4 2:00 John Collins makes free throw 1 of 2LAC · LAC 92, DET 92
- Q4 2:00 John Collins makes free throw 2 of 2LAC · LAC 93, DET 92
- Q4 1:23 Ivica Zubac makes 4-foot dunk (James Harden assists)LAC · LAC 95, DET 92
- Q4 0:22 James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2LAC · LAC 96, DET 92
- Q4 0:09 Ivica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 2LAC · LAC 97, DET 92
- Q4 0:09 Ivica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 2LAC · LAC 98, DET 92
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 14 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 98 | |
| DET | 28 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 92 |
🧮 How They Scored
LACDET
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
9Bench points43
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
50.7%Effective FG%44.6%
19.3%Turnover %20.3%
20.5%Offensive rebound %35.6%
0.500Free-throw rate0.301
Box Score
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden G | 38 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4-20 | 1-7 | 10-11 | -1 |
| Kris Dunn G | 38 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +6 |
| John Collins F-C | 37 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9-14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | +19 |
| Ivica Zubac C | 32 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 | +18 |
| Kawhi Leonard F | 31 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8-13 | 4-7 | 6-9 | +12 |
| Jordan Miller G | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Nicolas Batum F-G | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Brook Lopez C | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Kobe Sanders G | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausar Thompson G-F | 34 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Javonte Green G-F | 33 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 2-2 | -5 |
| Duncan Robinson F | 28 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-10 | 5-7 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Tolu Smith F | 26 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0 |
| Ronald Holland II F | 25 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-15 | 1-7 | 3-3 | +8 |
| Caris LeVert G | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Paul Reed F | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-6 | -6 |
| Daniss Jenkins G | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | -9 |
| Jaden Ivey G | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-5 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Marcus Sasser G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Starter | 31 | 26 | 76.7 | 27.0 | +18.2 | 23.0 |
| John Collins | Starter | 37 | 25 | 79.3 | 20.5 | +23.3 | 24.6 |
| James Harden | Starter | 38 | 19 | 38.2 | 34.1 | -0.1 | 11.8 |
| Ivica Zubac | Starter | 32 | 17 | 67.9 | 23.3 | +27.3 | 13.2 |
| Kris Dunn | Starter | 38 | 2 | 33.3 | 5.7 | +9.8 | 5.9 |
| Jordan Miller | Bench | 28 | 9 | 46.1 | 18.8 | +0.2 | 2.6 |
| Nicolas Batum | Bench | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -38.7 | -2.0 |
| Brook Lopez | Bench | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | -18.5 | -6.5 |
| Kobe Brown | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Cam Christie | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kobe Sanders | Bench | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -30.4 | -5.6 |
Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Robinson | Starter | 28 | 20 | 91.9 | 18.9 | -1.7 | 15.7 |
| Paul Reed | Starter | 22 | 8 | 46.3 | 25.5 | -8.5 | 6.9 |
| Jaden Ivey | Starter | 21 | 8 | 33.3 | 24.5 | -4.8 | 0.0 |
| Javonte Green | Starter | 33 | 7 | 50.9 | 11.9 | -7.2 | 6.4 |
| Ausar Thompson | Starter | 34 | 6 | 50.0 | 8.5 | -26.3 | 7.7 |
| Ronald Holland II | Bench | 25 | 16 | 49.0 | 26.5 | +15.5 | 19.7 |
| Daniss Jenkins | Bench | 21 | 10 | 51.2 | 28.3 | -17.5 | 10.3 |
| Tolu Smith | Bench | 26 | 9 | 42.8 | 19.7 | +1.7 | 16.2 |
| Caris LeVert | Bench | 23 | 8 | 44.4 | 18.0 | +6.5 | 9.6 |
| Marcus Sasser | Bench | 07 | 0 | 0.0 | 22.2 | -7.1 | -3.6 |
| Bobi Klintman | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Isaac Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chaz Lanier | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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