⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:54 · DET 24-27 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton Technical Foul
Q4 3:44 · DET 63-59 IND
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:57 · DET 63-59 IND
- Turnover
Ben Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by Reggie Miller.
Q4 1:39 · DET 63-61 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ron Artest Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 3:57 · DET 59-59 IND
- Missed FT
Reggie Miller missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 3:44 · DET 63-59 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
