⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to nine
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:41 · IND 45-48 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 4:50 · IND 74-66 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:17 · IND 72-66 DET
- Missed FT
Austin Croshere missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:27 · IND 73-66 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Lost Ball. Stolen by Anthony Johnson.
Q4 2:20 · IND 72-66 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:52 · IND 74-68 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince Bad Pass. Stolen by Anthony Johnson.
Q4 0:16 · IND 77-73 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
