⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 30- A 18-0 run took them from 10 down to 8 up 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 2:28 · LAL 30-26 DET
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 10 down to 8 up
Q3 2:09 · LAL 86-78 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:20 · LAL 96-89 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:20 · LAL 96-89 DET
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:43 · LAL 96-89 DET
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
