⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40
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 5-point lead to 13
Q2 3:21 · IND 47-34 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q4 6:52 · IND 85-71 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
