⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 30-10 off them- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 40
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 11:36 · IND 12-3 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 9:46 · IND 69-49 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q4 9:15 · IND 106-74 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 7:58 · IND 13-11 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:07 · IND 103-74 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
