⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 21-4 off them- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:35 · IND 27-22 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 7:13 · IND 51-44 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q3 7:28 · IND 82-68 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses technical free throw
Q3 8:56 · IND 64-61 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:10 · IND 27-27 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
