⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:37 · IND 10-4 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 10:07 · IND 25-13 DET
- Winner
Reggie Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:21 · IND 73-72 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:48 · IND 69-63 DET
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Offensive Foul. His 6th Personal Foul.
Q4 2:59 · IND 71-69 DET
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Turnover
Q4 2:59 · IND 71-69 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 0:47 · IND 42-33 DET
- Lead
Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:09 · IND 71-72 DET
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:09 · IND 71-71 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:30 · IND 71-69 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince Bad Pass
Q4 0:42 · IND 75-72 DET
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace Turnover
Q4 0:07 · IND 79-74 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
