⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-5Q119-22
+5Q222-18
-8Q317-24
-7Q417-23
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
23%Three-point accuracy50%
3Threes made6
19Points off turnovers12
14Free throws made21
🏀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
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Tayshaun Prince.
Q4 3:21 · LAL 70-77 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by Derek Fisher.
Q4 4:47 · LAL 66-74 DET
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
