Detroit — Paul George .
Clippers coach Tyrone Lue pulled away from the starters when his team trailed 126-112, but Luke Kennard, Terrance Mann, Amir Coffey, Nicholas Batum When Moses Brown We finished the 4th quarter with a 16-2 run. Mann hit the tie jumper with five seconds left in regulation.
“I have to let them know I’m ready,” Lou said. “They came out and played urgently. Amir and Moses had never played in a game, so it was huge for them to come in and produce like they did.”
The NBA team that entered play on Monday was 2-12,873 in a play-by-play era (since 1996-97) trailing by more than 14 points with three minutes remaining. The Clippers went 0-417. The only wins were the Hawks’ victory over the Magic on March 17, 1997 and the Kings’ victory over the Timberwolves on January 27, 2020. Since that Sacramento victory, the team in that scenario has lost 1,467 games.
However, the Clippers overcame the odds and beat Detroit 14-3 in overtime.
Ibiza Zubak They added 12 points and 15 rebounds to Los Angeles as they beat Detroit eight times in a row. The Clippers had his seven players score his double figures.
Bojan Bogdanovic They led Detroit with 23 points, including the Pistons’ only field goal in the final eight minutes. Isaiah Stewart Add 21 points to NBA worst Detroit.
“We were down 15 points in the third quarter, but we came back, took the lead, and held a good lead with three minutes left,” Pistons coach Dwayne Casey said. “They threw in the towel. We have to learn how to win that game. We are proud to have positioned ourselves to beat one of the best teams in the West, but was not able to obtain
George scored five points in the first minute of overtime before Kennard and Mann’s baskets gave the Clippers a 138–131 lead with 2:45 remaining.
The Clippers took a 5-half lead and extended the margin to 88-73 midway through the third quarter. But the Pistons responded with a 21-5 run and Stewart’s dunk put him in a 92-91 lead.
Stewart’s 3-pointer made it 119-112 with 5:23 remaining. After the Clippers missed, Bogdanovic’s shortstop his jumper put the Pistons ahead of him by nine, forcing Lou to call a timeout.
Stewart’s three-point play with 3:34 left capped off a 53-24 stretch that started with 6:48 left in the third quarter. From there, the Pistons shot 1-of-12, recording 5 turnovers and 2 missed free throws.
“They put the starters out and thought the game was over,” Stewart said. “We were leading, but we couldn’t finish the game. It’s completely our fault, not the coaches.”
Bogdanovic hit a 3-pointer in Detroit’s first overtime, but the Pistons missed their final five shots and turned the ball over three times.
“I thought it was the defense that changed the game,” Lou said. “We were rebounding the ball and had deflections and steals.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
