⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 30 from three- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 2:22 · IND 51-47 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Thaddeus Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:34 · IND 97-100 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:11 · IND 11-18 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 0:43 · IND 74-89 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Stanley Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:26 · IND 85-95 DET
- Turnover
Andre Drummond bad pass
Q4 3:07 · IND 95-100 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 4 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 15 | Blocks | 22 |
