⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
+7Q131-23
-9Q215-23
-4Q319-23
0Q421-19
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three
Key battles
38%Three-point accuracy59%
6Threes made10
6Turnovers9
5Steals3
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
