⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 18-5 off them
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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 2:33 · DET 91-79 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Dale Davis Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 3:40 · DET 16-12 IND
- Technical
Stephen Jackson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 8:52 · DET 33-24 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
