⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twelve
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:18 · DET 53-58 IND
- Steal
Reggie Jackson stole it from Myles Turner
Q4 0:27 · DET 114-119 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:15 · DET 116-119 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:21 · DET 104-116 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:52 · DET 2-11 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · DET 102-109 IND
- Turnover
Myles Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 0:27 · DET 114-119 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
