⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 0:45 · DET 33-32 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:56 · DET 86-87 LAL
- Ties it
Charlie Villanueva hit a layup
Q4 2:05 · DET 95-95 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rodney Stuckey technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:39 · DET 15-18 LAL
- Turnover
Will Bynum out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:44 · DET 91-93 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 10:27 · DET 54-72 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a driving layup
Q4 1:08 · DET 95-97 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Clark misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DET 97-98 LAL
- Missed FT
Earl Clark misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DET 97-98 LAL
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DET 97-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
