⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, nine turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 11:14 · DET 11-3 IND
- Steal
Ben Wallace stole it from Roy Hibbert
Q4 2:53 · DET 98-95 IND
- Winner
Ben Gordon hit a 21-foot jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
OT 4:43 · DET 106-104 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
OT 2:58 · DET 108-104 IND
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
OT 2:12 · DET 110-106 IND
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:22 · DET 114-109 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:22 · DET 98-97 IND
- Ties it
Darren Collison hit a layup
Q4 0:15 · DET 104-104 IND
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Ben Gordon
OT 2:58 · DET 108-104 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert lost ball
Q4 2:53 · DET 98-95 IND
- Turnover
Josh McRoberts palming turnover
OT 2:31 · DET 110-106 IND
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert offensive foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
OT 2:00 · DET 110-106 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
