⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the first 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 9:44 · DET 6-17 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 6:01 · DET 66-79 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:35 · DET 66-73 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
