⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 4:24 · DET 21-10 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:46 · DET 76-71 IND
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:46 · DET 76-71 IND
- Turnover
Mike James Lost Ball. Stolen by Anthony Johnson.
Q4 0:00 · DET 85-78 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:44 · DET 27-26 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:09 · DET 76-75 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonathan Bender Technical Foul
Q4 12:00 · DET 56-45 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
