⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 20-10 off them
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 0:29 · DET 26-18 IND
- Steal
Jonas Jerebko stole it from Paul George
Q4 0:41 · DET 94-88 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 1:20 · DET 94-86 IND
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 0:46 · DET 94-88 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:22 · DET 89-82 IND
- Steal
Tyler Hansbrough stole it from Rodney Stuckey
Q4 1:20 · DET 94-86 IND
- Steal
Danny Granger stole it from Rodney Stuckey
Q4 0:46 · DET 94-88 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 0:41 · DET 94-88 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
