⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their one- They went cold, one of eight from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 44 rebounds to 55
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 76
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 8:34 · DET 47-38 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 6:56 · DET 73-65 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:16 · DET 101-104 LAL
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:16 · DET 101-104 LAL
- Turnover
Josh Smith turnover
Q4 0:02 · DET 102-104 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:16 · DET 16-15 LAL
- Ties it
Shawne Williams hit a three jumper, Nick Young with the assist
Q4 2:11 · DET 99-99 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q4 4:01 · DET 99-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · DET 101-103 LAL
- Missed FT
Jordan Farmar misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DET 101-104 LAL
- Missed FT
Jordan Farmar misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DET 101-104 LAL
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 1 | Threes made | 14 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
