⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-1Q123-26
-14Q219-34
-5Q325-32
0Q425-29
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 23-8 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
Key battles
4Fast break points19
8Points off turnovers23
2Steals7
9Blocks3
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
