⏱️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
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 31- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:03 · DET 34-26 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 3:47 · DET 87-86 IND
- Go-ahead
Ben Wallace made Layup.
Q4 2:04 · DET 87-86 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- Winner
Jermaine O'Neal made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Miller.
Q4 1:40 · DET 87-88 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest Offensive Foul
Q4 4:03 · DET 78-86 IND
- Turnover
Kenny Anderson Bad Pass. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 2:14 · DET 85-86 IND
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · DET 87-88 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 9 |
