⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 25 from three
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 54
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 1:08 · DET 48-40 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 4:36 · DET 73-56 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 5:55 · DET 32-35 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
