⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 18-7 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 7:41 · LAL 18-4 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:32 · LAL 25-16 DET
- Missed FT
Louis Williams misses technical free throw
Q2 11:49 · LAL 31-23 DET
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:32 · LAL 95-96 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Winner
Reggie Jackson hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 2:46 · LAL 94-95 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses technical free throw
Q4 9:37 · LAL 78-78 DET
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson bad pass
Q4 4:48 · LAL 87-88 DET
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAL 95-99 DET
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
