⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 1:45 · IND 29-19 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 8:47 · IND 63-57 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ron Mercer missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 4:26 · IND 41-36 DET
- Technical
Ron Artest Double Technical Foul. Corliss Williamson gains possession.
Q4 2:34 · IND 88-101 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:31 · IND 45-46 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 5:52 · IND 83-99 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Jon Barry Technical Foul
Q2 4:26 · IND 41-36 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 0 | Threes made | 3 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
