⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their twelve
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
- Steal
Travis Diener stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 1:42 · IND 102-106 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · IND 99-106 DET
- Missed FT
Travis Diener misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · IND 100-106 DET
- Turnover
Jeff Foster bad pass
Q4 0:09 · IND 104-110 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:00 · IND 55-57 DET
- Steal
Rasheed Wallace stole it from Jeff Foster
Q4 0:09 · IND 104-110 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 1:42 · IND 102-106 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |





