1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed LAL by 1 at halftime and won 87–75.
Final · Finals · G1
DET87
LAL75
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · DET @ LAL
Detroit takes Game 1, leads Lakers 1–0
87–75 in Los Angeles. The NBA Finals series continues. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 22 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 87 |
| LAL | 19 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 75 |
Who led
Chauncey BillupsDET22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallaceDET14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantLAL25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 12 points in 43 minutes.
Losing minutes
Mike JamesDET
−21.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Karl MaloneLAL
+11.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
44 minutes today, against 32.7 a game in the regular season (42 games). Line: 4 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34
Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Shaquille O'NealLAL vs DET · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs DET · L
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTChauncey BillupsDET @ LAL · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTRasheed WallaceDET @ LAL · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 ASTRichard HamiltonDET @ LAL · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · −9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 7 REB · 5 ASTTayshaun PrinceDET @ LAL · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST