⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:42 · DET 49-59 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:29 · DET 77-82 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q2 3:23 · DET 37-53 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q2 10:38 · DET 29-49 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 5:58 · DET 79-93 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul
Q3 8:56 · DET 49-61 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
