⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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 2 down to 10 up
Q2 2:18 · DET 68-58 LAL
- Steal
Cory Joseph stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 0:34 · DET 114-119 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 2:23 · DET 111-111 LAL
- Turnover
Hamidou Diallo bad pass
Q4 0:03 · DET 116-119 LAL
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 0:00 · DET 116-121 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:43 · DET 49-50 LAL
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a 2-foot layup, Anthony Davis with the assist
Q4 2:41 · DET 111-111 LAL
- Winner
Anthony Davis hit a 2-foot dunk, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 2:18 · DET 111-113 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:18 · DET 78-66 LAL
- Flagrant
LeBron James flagrant foul type 2
Q3 9:18 · DET 78-67 LAL
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 0:34 · DET 114-119 LAL
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
