⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 44
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:56 · IND 12-10 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 2:27 · IND 74-62 DET
- Steal
Danny Granger stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 2:50 · IND 84-79 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · IND 92-85 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 3:15 · IND 84-78 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 2:50 · IND 84-79 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
