⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 26-10 off them
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:33 · IND 8-0 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Miller Technical Foul
Q3 3:55 · IND 57-50 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:17 · IND 44-40 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton Technical Foul
Q2 4:07 · IND 38-28 DET
- Technical
Corliss Williamson Technical Foul
Q3 0:40 · IND 65-57 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
