⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second 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
Made nine threes to their three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:33 · IND 42-42 DET
- Steal
Jamaal Tinsley stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 0:28 · IND 70-74 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley offensive foul (Antonio McDyess draws the foul)
Q4 3:27 · IND 68-74 DET
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley turnover
Q4 3:27 · IND 68-74 DET
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal bad pass
Q4 1:07 · IND 70-74 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 8:47 · IND 26-27 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 6:41 · IND 27-36 DET
- Steal
Chauncey Billups stole it from Jermaine O'Neal
Q4 1:07 · IND 70-74 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 1:05 · IND 70-74 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 0:28 · IND 70-74 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · IND 72-74 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
