⏱️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 fourth 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
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Foul
Q4 2:50 · LAL 87-83 DET
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Offensive Foul
Q4 0:33 · LAL 90-87 DET
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Foul
Q4 0:33 · LAL 90-87 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Lost Ball. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 2:35 · LAL 87-83 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Lost Ball. Stolen by Devean George.
Q4 2:11 · LAL 87-83 DET
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
