⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, three of seventeen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 1:39 · IND 26-17 DET
- Lead
Danny Granger hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 2:53 · IND 98-95 DET
- Winner
Brandon Rush hit a dunk, Danny Granger with the assist
Q4 0:05 · IND 102-101 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 4:52 · IND 95-90 DET
- Turnover
Danny Granger bad pass
Q4 2:11 · IND 98-97 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:58 · IND 64-56 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:07 · IND 95-95 DET
- Go-ahead
Austin Daye hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 0:11 · IND 100-101 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rodney Stuckey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:28 · IND 40-25 DET
- Turnover
Greg Monroe step out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:53 · IND 98-97 DET
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:01 · IND 102-101 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
