⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q1 2:53 · LAL 34-13 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 4:09 · LAL 53-30 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21
Q4 11:00 · LAL 88-67 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
