⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 0:48 · IND 35-27 DET
- Go-ahead
Jarrett Jack hit a 11-foot two point shot, T.J. Ford with the assist
Q4 1:19 · IND 101-100 DET
- Winner
Jarrett Jack hit a driving layup
Q4 0:37 · IND 103-102 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Murphy bad pass
Q4 2:14 · IND 99-97 DET
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · IND 103-102 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:00 · IND 35-35 DET
- Go-ahead
Richard Hamilton hit a 26-foot three jumper, Will Bynum with the assist
Q4 2:09 · IND 99-100 DET
- Go-ahead
Richard Hamilton hit a 14-foot two point shot
Q4 0:55 · IND 101-102 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:48 · IND 25-27 DET
- Turnover
Will Bynum bad pass
Q4 4:20 · IND 94-91 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince lost ball
Q4 0:10 · IND 104-102 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
