⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, five of seven from three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 9:41 · IND 55-53 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsey Hunter.
Q4 2:47 · IND 78-86 DET
- Flagrant
Fred Jones Flagrant Foul Type 1. Jones's 2nd Personal Foul, Indiana's 6th Team Foul.
Q4 1:06 · IND 82-89 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 4:31 · IND 36-42 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Turnover
Q4 0:41 · IND 85-92 DET
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · IND 90-96 DET
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · IND 93-98 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 71% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
