⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:51 · IND 49-38 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 9:45 · IND 83-80 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:59 · IND 92-84 DET
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:34 · IND 96-88 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
