⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 22-9 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 5:24 · DET 78-66 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:57 · DET 113-106 IND
- Turnover
C.J. Watson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:39 · DET 113-106 IND
- Turnover
George Hill turnover
Q4 3:05 · DET 113-106 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
