⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 23-15 off them
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 10:07 · IND 9-6 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:05 · IND 23-23 DET
- Go-ahead
David West hit a 17-foot jumper, Donald Sloan with the assist
Q4 1:29 · IND 95-94 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:54 · IND 95-96 DET
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert offensive foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul)
Q4 0:23 · IND 96-96 DET
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert turnover
Q4 0:23 · IND 96-96 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:54 · IND 68-68 DET
- Winner
Andre Drummond hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 0:01 · IND 96-98 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greg Monroe lost ball turnover
Q4 1:46 · IND 93-94 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
