⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33
- A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 in the third quarter
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 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:52 · DET 46-42 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 2:12 · DET 63-51 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q3 2:49 · DET 102-75 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul George technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:44 · DET 70-58 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
