⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 8:29 · LAL 14-12 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:37 · LAL 2-12 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 1:22 · LAL 16-28 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 7:13 · LAL 71-91 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
