⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 18 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 34- A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 3:47 · DET 42-33 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q3 11:44 · DET 57-35 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 10:37 · DET 77-49 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q4 2:16 · DET 81-61 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
