⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36- A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
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 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:48 · DET 15-14 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 8:52 · DET 39-31 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q3 2:35 · DET 84-59 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton Double Technical Foul. Gary Payton gains possession.
Q3 1:54 · DET 76-59 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 4:15 · DET 98-79 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 1:23 · DET 100-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Devean George Technical Foul
Q3 2:35 · DET 72-59 LAL
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
