⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️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.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Miller Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 9:27 · IND 5-2 DET
- Missed FT
Reggie Miller missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:33 · IND 13-15 DET
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 10:48 · IND 40-49 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 9:56 · IND 5-9 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 9:27 · IND 5-2 DET
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 3:33 · IND 13-15 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
