⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 25-6 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:33 · LAL 22-16 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 8:59 · LAL 61-44 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28
Q4 11:23 · LAL 89-61 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q2 0:31 · LAL 43-41 DET
- Technical
Luke Walton technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q4 3:56 · LAL 99-75 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 6:18 · LAL 96-75 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Tracy McGrady technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:31 · LAL 43-41 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q3 3:59 · LAL 70-52 DET
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
