⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 25 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:10 · DET 39-38 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 2:55 · DET 89-96 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Rodney Stuckey technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:18 · DET 63-73 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:47 · DET 8-15 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 10:53 · DET 46-55 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 4:07 · DET 58-68 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Lance Stephenson flagrant foul type 1 (Kyle Singler draws the foul)
Q2 4:48 · DET 29-35 IND
- Turnover
C.J. Watson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:35 · DET 89-96 IND
- Missed FT
C.J. Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DET 91-98 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 13 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
