⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 8:00 · DET 26-28 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 9:26 · DET 63-79 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Johnson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 3:57 · DET 13-13 IND
- Technical
Stephen Jackson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 4:26 · DET 48-57 IND
- Technical
Scot Pollard Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 5:50 · DET 65-82 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
