The Pistons suffered an horrific start to the third quarter, but they were able to withstand the pain and produce an exciting fourth quarter. The Pistons led by as many as 14 points with three minutes left in the game, but the Clippers pulled within two points with 21.9 seconds left to tie the game and send it into overtime.
The Clippers had the ball down by two with five seconds left when Terrance Mann nailed a 12-foot jumper to tie the game with five seconds left. The Pistons suffered a 142-131 loss to the Clippers in overtime after suffering an epic collapse. The Pistons lost to the Clippers by six points with the final moments of the game being nerve-wralling for Pistons fans as they watched their team give away a double-digit lead. The loss dropped the Pistons to 8-28 and sent them to six losses in a row. The Clippers improved to 20-15.