Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers : Game 5 100.0 - 87.0

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 113.6, defensive rating of 98.9, 39.0 free-throw attempts, and 14.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.143 percent clip as a team. Los Angeles Lakers had an offensive rating of 98.9, defensive rating of 113.6, 33.0 free-throw attempts, 16.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.25 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Detroit Pistons finished the game with a record of 88 , 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, Detroit Pistons had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.474 percent, Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 13.6 vs 14.8 .

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 Ben Wallace and Shaquille O'Neal based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Ben Wallace for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals of the NBA Playoffs, put up 13.0 and made 8.0 , 10.0 offensive rebounds 12.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.262. While Shaquille O'Neal put up 13.0 and made 7.0, 2.0 offensive rebounds, 6.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.099.