⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 25 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, 33 free throws to their twenty- Made eleven threes to their nineteen
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 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 3:30 · DET 42-53 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:30 · DET 81-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Reed misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:13 · DET 102-109 LAL
- Missed FT
Paul Reed misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:13 · DET 102-109 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:03 · DET 4-14 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q1 4:47 · DET 9-29 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Walker Kessler out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:10 · DET 102-109 LAL
- Missed FT
Ziaire Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DET 114-119 LAL
📊The numbers
| DET | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 19 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. RobinsonF | 27 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4-12 | 3-11 | 1-2 | +7 |
J. CollinsF | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -13 |
P. ReedF | 20 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -8 |
C. CunninghamG | 38 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 1-2 | -15 |
A. ThompsonG | 24 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -16 |
K. HuerterG | 35 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 9-14 | 4-8 | 2-3 | +9 |
D. JenkinsG | 32 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 9-17 | 8-15 | 5-5 | +22 |
J. GreenG | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -4 |
R. Holland IIF | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Team | 116 | 43 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 42-94 | 19-48 | 13-20 |
Did not playT. Prince (coach's decision), T. Smith (coach's decision), I. Jones (coach's decision), C. Lanier (coach's decision), E. Okorie (coach's decision)
Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. LaRaviaF | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | +3 |
W. KesslerC Double-double | 29 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +5 |
M. ThybulleG | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
A. ReavesG | 37 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 14-27 | 4-6 | 11-11 | +21 |
Q. GrimesG | 32 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 2-4 | +1 |
C. SextonG | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 7-8 | +1 |
Z. WilliamsF | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6-10 | 4-8 | 1-2 | +7 |
S. MamukelashviliF | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -7 |
J. VanderbiltF | 14 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | +2 |
A. ThieroF | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Team | 121 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 42-84 | 11-28 | 26-33 |
Did not playK. Looney (coach's decision), L. Lovering (coach's decision), B. James (coach's decision), J. Hardy (coach's decision), C. Carr (coach's decision)
