⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- They went cold, one of nine from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q2 4:48 · DET 43-47 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton double technical foul
Q3 0:32 · DET 67-83 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 7:43 · DET 8-18 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q2 0:19 · DET 45-64 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
