⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of eighteen from three- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 44
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 5:09 · IND 47-34 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 6:31 · IND 68-52 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kim English flagrant foul type 1 (Tyler Hansbrough draws the foul)
Q4 6:58 · IND 82-64 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 11 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
