⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 20 points ahead of 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 44
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:55 · LAL 67-70 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul
Q1 7:17 · LAL 13-14 DET
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q3 2:32 · LAL 84-89 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 0:13 · LAL 30-44 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 5:30 · LAL 96-122 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jalen Duren flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:32 · LAL 51-60 DET
- Technical
Cade Cunningham technical foul
Q2 0:00 · LAL 64-70 DET
📊The numbers
| LAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 63% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
