⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q1 6:52 · IND 29-10 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q3 11:30 · IND 70-39 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 37
Q3 5:18 · IND 79-42 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Pendergraph technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:59 · IND 104-68 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 42-point deficit to 34
Q4 6:33 · IND 104-70 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses technical free throw
Q4 3:59 · IND 104-68 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 71% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
