⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+2Q127-28
+8Q235-29
+8Q328-22
-11Q421-32
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen
Key battles
7Steals14
19Turnovers12
36Free throws made25
5Threes made8
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
