⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers 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
- Flagrant
Mike Dunleavy flagrant foul type 1 (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)
Q3 7:16 · IND 62-61 DET
- Turnover
Kareem Rush bad pass
Q4 1:07 · IND 89-93 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 5:31 · IND 67-74 DET
- Steal
Rasheed Wallace stole it from Kareem Rush
Q4 1:07 · IND 89-93 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton offensive foul (Kareem Rush draws the foul)
Q4 2:19 · IND 89-90 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton turnover
Q4 2:19 · IND 89-90 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:26 · IND 92-96 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
