⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 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 twelve threes to their six- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 26
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 7:24 · DET 26-9 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 10:11 · DET 72-51 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 8:17 · DET 98-72 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q1 0:25 · DET 40-28 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 6:38 · DET 74-62 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 1 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 17 | Blocks | 19 |
