1 game, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final · OT · Finals · G2
DET91
LAL99
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 2 · DET @ LAL
Kobe Bryant scores 33, Lakers win in overtime
Tied 89–89 after regulation. Final: 99–91. NBA Finals series: Lakers 1, Detroit 1.
Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 16 | 20 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 91 |
| LAL | 18 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 99 |
Who led
Kobe BryantLAL33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsDET27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Richard HamiltonDET26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 29 points in 48 minutes.
Losing minutes
Mike JamesDET
−24.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
2.3 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
Luke WaltonLAL
+16.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 10.3 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 33
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.
Kobe BryantLAL vs DET · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL vs DET · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTChauncey BillupsDET @ LAL · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 ASTRichard HamiltonDET @ LAL · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTBen WallaceDET @ LAL · L
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 14 REB · 1 ASTRasheed WallaceDET @ LAL · L
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST