⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 58 points inside to 40- A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, nine of 32
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 53
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 7:38 · LAL 40-33 DET
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q3 8:38 · LAL 72-56 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:07 · LAL 108-100 DET
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · LAL 109-104 DET
- Missed FT
Talen Horton-Tucker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · LAL 110-106 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 5:40 · LAL 40-42 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:56 · LAL 95-86 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
