⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 eighteen threes to their ten
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:54 · DET 9-2 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 3:46 · DET 31-14 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 9:20 · DET 97-84 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bruce Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · DET 109-102 IND
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · DET 109-102 IND
- Missed FT
Wayne Ellington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DET 112-106 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:38 · DET 59-55 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:55 · DET 75-75 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:12 · DET 113-109 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate McMillan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:54 · DET 72-71 IND
- Technical
Bojan Bogdanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:43 · DET 105-91 IND
- Flagrant
Thaddeus Young flagrant foul type 1
Q4 1:57 · DET 107-94 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
