⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 54- Made nine threes to their sixteen
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
- Go-ahead
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a 2-foot dunk, LeBron James with the assist
OT 1:42 · LAL 114-113 DET
- Go-ahead
Anthony Davis hit a 23-foot three jumper, Dennis Schroder with the assist
2OT 3:00 · LAL 121-120 DET
- Winner
LeBron James hit a driving layup
2OT 2:10 · LAL 123-122 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:03 · LAL 106-104 DET
- Turnover
Anthony Davis traveling
OT 4:29 · LAL 106-108 DET
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
2OT 3:24 · LAL 118-118 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Lead
Mason Plumlee hit a tip shot
OT 4:41 · LAL 106-108 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 3:10 · LAL 106-110 DET
- Lead
Jerami Grant hit a two point shot
2OT 3:19 · LAL 118-120 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Svi Mykhailiuk offensive foul
Q4 1:17 · LAL 106-104 DET
- Turnover
Delon Wright bad pass
OT 1:47 · LAL 112-113 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
2OT 1:43 · LAL 123-122 DET
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 31 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
