⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 17-9 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 8:11 · DET 70-53 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:45 · DET 6-10 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Ron Artest Technical Foul
Q4 2:43 · DET 74-58 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
