Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn LAL
LAL scored 16 pts off DET's 11 turnovers (1.45 PPP allowed).
8 of 11 TOVs (73%) led to a make.
- 02highScoring chainsOn LAL
Jenkins got 12 of his 26 pts via catch-and-shoot (4 makes, 46% up 18 pp from season avg 29%).
4 from pull-up jumpers (8 pts) · 2 from cuts (4 pts)
- 03highScoring chainsOn DET
Dončić got 12 of his 25 pts via pull-up jumpers (5 makes, 48% up 10 pp from season avg 38%).
3 from cuts (6 pts) · 2 from drives (4 pts)
- 04medTurnover outcomesOn DET
DET scored 13 pts off LAL's 12 turnovers (1.08 PPP allowed).
6 of 12 TOVs (50%) led to a make.
- 05lowScoring chainsOn LAL
Duren got 6 of his 10 pts via drives (3 makes, 60% up 28 pp from season avg 32%).
1 from cuts (2 pts) · 1 from putbacks (2 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | LAL | 9/25 36% | 10/21 48% | 13/19 68% | 6/14 43% | 38/79 48% |
| DET | 9/22 41% | 13/22 59% | 10/24 42% | 8/20 40% | 40/88 45% | |
| 3P | LAL | 3/13 23% | 0/3 0% | 5/8 63% | 0/5 0% | 8/29 28% |
| DET | 2/6 33% | 5/8 63% | 4/9 44% | 0/3 0% | 11/26 42% | |
| FT | LAL | 6/8 75% | 5/7 71% | 4/4 100% | 11/12 92% | 26/31 84% |
| DET | 3/4 75% | 11/12 92% | — — | 8/8 100% | 22/24 92% | |
| REB | LAL | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 |
| DET | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 37 | |
| AST | LAL | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| DET | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 31 | |
| TOV | LAL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| DET | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Paint PTS | LAL | 12 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 58 |
| DET | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — DET ahead above the line, LAL below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (11) and ties (11).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luka Dončić LAL · Starter | 38:49 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11/29 | 3/13 | +7 |
Austin Reaves LAL · Starter | 39:33 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7/15 | 2/6 | -5 |
Deandre Ayton LAL · Starter | 26:57 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5/6 | 0/0 | -6 |
LeBron James LAL · Starter | 38:44 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4/10 | 1/2 | -8 |
Jaxson Hayes LAL | 20:49 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5/5 | 0/0 | +1 |
Jake LaRavia LAL · Starter | 28:56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/4 | 1/2 | -5 |
Luke Kennard LAL | 28:10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 1/5 | +7 |
Jarred Vanderbilt LAL | 15:29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/1 | -2 |
Adou Thiero LAL | 2:24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | -4 |
Drew Timme LAL | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Bronny James LAL | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Dalton Knecht LAL | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Kobe Bufkin LAL | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Maxi Kleber LAL | 0:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | LAL | DET | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 58 | 48 | LAL +10 |
| Fast break | 16 | 10 | LAL +6 |
| Off turnovers | 18 | 17 | LAL +1 |
| 2nd chance | 20 | 16 | LAL +4 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | LAL | DET |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 251 | 307 |
| Touches | 369 | 422 |
| Distance (mi) | 16.8 | 18.2 |
| Pull-up FG | 19/50 (38%) | 26/57 (46%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 19/29 (66%) | 14/31 (45%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
Last 5:00 of Q4, score within 5
Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.
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4:44
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0:58
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3:10
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| LAL | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:11 | 5 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 0 | +2 | |
| 4:05 | 3 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 0 | -2 | |
| 3:34 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | -2 | |
| 4:31 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:31 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:28 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:06 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:09 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | -2 |
| DET | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:31 | 8 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:31 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:05 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | +2 | |
| 0:27 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 0:19 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 3:15 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1:16 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:11 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | -2 |
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:55TOVDET102–105 · DET +3Duren Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T11)
- 2:39PTSLAL103–105 · DET +2Kennard Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
- 2:39PTSLAL104–105 · DET +1Kennard Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS)
- 2:39PTSLAL105–105 · TiedKennard Free Throw 3 of 3 (6 PTS)
- 2:22PTSDET105–107 · DET +2Harris 6' Turnaround Fadeaway (14 PTS)
- 2:04MISSLAL105–107 · DET +2MISS Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2
- 2:04PTSLAL106–107 · DET +1Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 1:44MISSDET106–107 · DET +1MISS Jenkins 6' Driving Layup
- 1:20MISSLAL106–107 · DET +1MISS Kennard 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:58MISSDET106–107 · DET +1MISS Thompson 9' Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:39PTSLAL107–107 · TiedAyton Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
- 0:39PTSLAL108–107 · LAL +1Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
- 0:34PTSDET108–108 · TiedJenkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
- 0:34PTSDET108–109 · DET +1Jenkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
- 0:29PTSLAL110–109 · LAL +1Reaves 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Doncic 6 AST)
- 0:24PTSDET110–111 · DET +1Jenkins 13' Step Back Jump Shot (28 PTS)
- 0:12MISSLAL110–111 · DET +1MISS Doncic 14' Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:09PTSDET110–112 · DET +2Jenkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
- 0:09PTSDET110–113 · DET +3Jenkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
- 0:01MISSLAL110–113 · DET +3MISS Doncic 33' 3PT Turnaround Fadeaway Shot