⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
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 cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 2:34 · DET 74-93 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q4 2:50 · DET 107-127 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:41 · DET 8-15 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 5:10 · DET 14-30 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 4:58 · DET 38-57 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James flopping technical foul
Q3 6:14 · DET 60-81 LAL
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
