⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better 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, eight turnovers to their fourteen
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
- Steal
Rasheed Wallace stole it from Jamaal Tinsley
Q4 2:11 · DET 87-79 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 5:35 · DET 89-79 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:30 · DET 4-2 IND
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:05 · DET 37-27 IND
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince lost ball
Q4 2:45 · DET 85-79 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Jamaal Tinsley stole it from Tayshaun Prince
Q4 2:45 · DET 85-79 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley double dribble
Q4 2:39 · DET 85-79 IND
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley lost ball
Q4 2:11 · DET 87-79 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal traveling
Q4 0:13 · DET 93-87 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
