⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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, fifteen turnovers to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 3
- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to five
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 29
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 7:54 · DET 15-12 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 0:00 · DET 80-64 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace bad pass
Q4 4:26 · DET 86-79 IND
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:45 · DET 92-85 IND
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 0:42 · DET 94-87 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:34 · DET 4-12 IND
- Steal
Danny Granger stole it from Tayshaun Prince
Q4 0:42 · DET 94-87 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger bad pass
Q4 3:45 · DET 86-81 IND
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels traveling
Q4 1:00 · DET 94-87 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
