⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, and outscored them 21-7 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 6:33 · IND 41-35 DET
- Ties it
Jeff Foster made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Reggie Miller.
Q4 1:23 · IND 74-74 DET
- Winner
Reggie Miller made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 0:31 · IND 77-74 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · IND 77-74 DET
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · IND 77-74 DET
- Missed FT
Reggie Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · IND 77-74 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 1:17 · IND 61-64 DET
- Go-ahead
Tayshaun Prince made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Q4 1:39 · IND 72-74 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:27 · IND 72-70 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
