⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 32
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 stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 9:12 · LAL 70-47 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bynum double technical foul
Q4 5:56 · LAL 95-78 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 11:33 · LAL 88-72 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:05 · LAL 98-91 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jonas Jerebko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · LAL 98-90 DET
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
