⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 30-12 off them- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 46
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:43 · DET 18-12 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q4 9:22 · DET 83-64 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:52 · DET 28-24 IND
- Turnover
Alex Acker lost ball
Q4 0:13 · DET 88-81 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Eddie Gill stole it from Alex Acker
Q4 0:13 · DET 88-81 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:16 · DET 88-83 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
David Harrison technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 10:07 · DET 69-63 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
