⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-4Q125-25
+9Q233-26
+4Q319-13
-3Q424-29
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 40- Went cold from three, two of fourteen
- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 36
Key battles
14%Three-point accuracy35%
26Offensive rebounds10
2Threes made6
15Free throws made27
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 26 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
