⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 8:17 · IND 42-28 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:30 · IND 22-20 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 2:35 · IND 62-74 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q3 0:04 · IND 64-87 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q1 3:36 · IND 22-11 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
