⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 17-6 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:44 · IND 45-43 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:50 · IND 64-68 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q3 10:07 · IND 45-46 DET
- Flagrant
Jermaine O'Neal Flagrant Foul Type 2
Q4 1:15 · IND 73-95 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 0:09 · IND 24-32 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q3 7:37 · IND 50-64 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q4 9:48 · IND 64-81 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 10:36 · IND 2-2 DET
- Technical
Corliss Williamson Technical Foul
Q4 1:15 · IND 73-95 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
