⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of twenty from three- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 6:20 · IND 40-33 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 2:45 · IND 41-42 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:19 · IND 85-79 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
