⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 39
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 9:49 · DET 18-2 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q2 11:34 · DET 40-14 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 10:52 · DET 60-38 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q3 1:00 · DET 78-55 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q2 8:33 · DET 40-22 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
