⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 44
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
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 4-point lead to 13
Q2 4:10 · LAL 49-36 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:36 · LAL 55-50 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 1:50 · LAL 113-100 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses technical free throw
Q1 5:21 · LAL 12-12 DET
- Flagrant
Jon Leuer flagrant foul type 1
Q2 7:10 · LAL 34-29 DET
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
