1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final · Finals · G3
LAL68
DET88
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 3 · LAL @ DET
Richard Hamilton scores 31 in Detroit rout of Lakers
Final: 88–68, a 20-point win. NBA Finals series: Detroit 2, Lakers 1.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 68 |
| DET | 24 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 88 |
Who led
Richard HamiltonDET31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsDET19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantLAL11 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
Mike JamesDET
−25.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
2.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.
Cooling off
Gary PaytonLAL
−10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
3.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 6 points in 34 minutes.
Top performances
Richard Hamilton leads the day with 31
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.
Richard HamiltonDET vs LAL · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTChauncey BillupsDET vs LAL · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ DET · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 ASTKobe BryantLAL @ DET · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 3 REB · 5 ASTTayshaun PrinceDET vs LAL · W
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTDerek FisherLAL @ DET · L
7.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
9 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST