⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 3:03 · DET 41-36 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Double Technical Foul. Stanislav Medvedenko gains possession.
Q3 5:35 · DET 49-49 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Devean George Technical Foul
Q1 8:32 · DET 4-4 LAL
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul
Q4 4:52 · DET 75-66 LAL
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
