⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 24
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Bad Pass. Stolen by Tayshaun Prince.
Q4 2:57 · IND 63-67 DET
- Turnover
Ron Artest Offensive Foul
Q4 2:25 · IND 63-67 DET
- Turnover
Ron Artest Foul
Q4 2:25 · IND 63-67 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince Bad Pass
Q4 2:40 · IND 63-67 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Double Dribble
Q4 1:21 · IND 63-69 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 0:21 · IND 67-69 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 28% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 8 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 19 |
