⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 23-13 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:44 · DET 27-23 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 7:16 · DET 8-10 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 11:15 · DET 53-54 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 0:24 · DET 76-84 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Miller Technical Foul
Q1 7:16 · DET 8-10 IND
- Missed FT
Al Harrington missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · DET 88-96 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
