The 2004 League Conference NBA Finals of the NBA Playoffs featured Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head, and both teams battled 5 times. Out of the 5 game series of the NBA Finals of the 2004 NBA Playoffs, Detroit Pistons outdueled Los Angeles Lakers , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Los Angeles Lakers ’s 1 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Detroit Pistons had an offensive rating of 101.1, defensive rating of 90.9, 41.0 free-throw attempts, and 13.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.154 percent clip as a team. Los Angeles Lakers had an offensive rating of 90.9, defensive rating of 101.1, 22.0 free-throw attempts, 16.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.188 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Detroit Pistons finished the game with a record of 87 , and Los Angeles Lakers recorded Detroit Pistons possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers’s based on the advanced stats,Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.442 percent, Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 11.4 vs 14.9 .
The most impactful players on each team in the Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup of the 2004 League Conference NBA Finals NBA Playoffs were Rasheed Wallace and Shaquille O'Neal based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Rasheed Wallace for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals of the NBA Playoffs, put up 23.0 and made 10.0 , 2.0 offensive rebounds 11.0 defensive rebounds, 2.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.255. While Shaquille O'Neal put up 21.0 and made 16.0, 3.0 offensive rebounds, 17.0 defensive rebounds, 2.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.359.