⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 22-12 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 55
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:21 · DET 64-67 IND
- Ties it
Richard Hamilton hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DET 92-92 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton turnover
Q4 2:21 · DET 82-86 IND
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton lost ball
Q4 0:49 · DET 85-89 IND
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace bad pass
Q4 0:00 · DET 92-93 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 10:32 · DET 2-12 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:55 · DET 45-45 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 9:07 · DET 50-64 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley bad pass
Q4 1:45 · DET 82-88 IND
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DET 90-92 IND
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DET 92-92 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
