⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+5Q130-26
-2Q226-29
-4Q326-29
-4Q429-34
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their seventeen
Key battles
16Free throws made31
33%Three-point accuracy53%
5Threes made9
3Blocks6
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
