⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 21-10 off them- Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 38
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 3:28 · DET 28-21 IND
- Winner
Rasheed Wallace hit a 23-foot three jumper, Allen Iverson with the assist
Q4 2:40 · DET 104-103 IND
- Steal
Tayshaun Prince stole it from Danny Granger
Q4 0:51 · DET 109-105 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Rodney Stuckey technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 2:18 · DET 86-76 IND
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:01 · DET 105-103 IND
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DET 112-110 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:14 · DET 104-103 IND
- Turnover
Danny Granger bad pass
Q4 0:51 · DET 109-105 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
