⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
+6Q134-24
-12Q215-27
0Q327-22
+7Q424-20
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- Kept giving it away, 26 turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
36%Three-point accuracy13%
8Threes made1
19Assists7
26Turnovers16
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
