⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their seven
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:48 · IND 10-2 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 10:02 · IND 31-21 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 3:39 · IND 61-62 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 10:19 · IND 68-71 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 7:11 · IND 54-47 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Offensive Foul. His 6th Personal Foul.
Q4 3:56 · IND 74-77 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Turnover
Q4 3:56 · IND 74-77 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 2 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |