⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of nineteen from three- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 8:08 · DET 61-72 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 1:00 · DET 39-52 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 7:43 · DET 44-65 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
