⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:54 · DET 20-13 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 7:24 · DET 44-30 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q3 4:20 · DET 75-49 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:43 · DET 87-73 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
