⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of 22 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 3:06 · DET 46-41 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 9:25 · DET 67-63 LAL
- Go-ahead
Rodney Stuckey hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ben Gordon with the assist
Q4 0:09 · DET 78-76 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey lost ball
Q4 1:14 · DET 75-74 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 3:13 · DET 80-80 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 10:47 · DET 46-53 LAL
- Lead
Andrew Bynum hit a layup, Pau Gasol with the assist
OT 2:56 · DET 80-82 LAL
- Go-ahead
Pau Gasol hit a 14-foot jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
OT 1:38 · DET 84-85 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 1:28 · DET 75-74 LAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol turnover
OT 2:20 · DET 82-83 LAL
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
