⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 47 rebounds to 36- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 4:01 · LAL 64-56 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul
Q3 10:34 · LAL 46-42 DET
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:50 · LAL 86-78 DET
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Lost Ball. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 3:23 · LAL 86-78 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 11:21 · LAL 46-47 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damon Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 3:39 · LAL 86-78 DET
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse Bad Pass
Q4 1:53 · LAL 86-78 DET
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse Technical Foul
Q4 1:53 · LAL 86-78 DET
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
