⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:00 · DET 15-7 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 1:11 · DET 35-22 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q4 6:53 · DET 95-86 LAL
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:19 · DET 106-98 LAL
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul
Q4 2:43 · DET 106-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
D'Angelo Russell technical foul
Q2 4:35 · DET 54-41 LAL
- Technical
Austin Reaves technical foul
Q4 6:53 · DET 95-86 LAL
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q4 2:43 · DET 106-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
