1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed LAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 88–80.
Final · Finals · G4
LAL80
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 4 · LAL @ DET
Detroit takes Game 4, leads Lakers 3–1
88–80 in Detroit. The NBA Finals series continues. Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists. Shaquille O'Neal scored 36 for Lakers in the loss.
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 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 80 |
| DET | 21 | 20 | 15 | 32 | 88 |
Who led
Rasheed WallaceDET26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsDET23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL36 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantLAL20 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 17 points in 44 minutes.
Losing minutes
Mike JamesDET
−23.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+10.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
47 minutes today, against 36.7 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 36 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36
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 @ DET · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 20 REB · 2 ASTRasheed WallaceDET vs LAL · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTChauncey BillupsDET vs LAL · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTKobe BryantLAL @ DET · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 0 REB · 2 ASTRichard HamiltonDET vs LAL · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 6 ASTBen WallaceDET vs LAL · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
8 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST