⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant made 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:02 · LAL 89-89 DET
- Winner
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
OT 4:46 · LAL 91-89 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 0:35 · LAL 95-89 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:08 · LAL 82-87 DET
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Tayshaun Prince.
OT 1:52 · LAL 97-91 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:41 · LAL 59-58 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:35 · LAL 68-71 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton Technical Foul
Q2 0:15 · LAL 43-36 DET
- Turnover
24 second
OT 3:17 · LAL 93-89 DET
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
