⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
T.J. Warren turnover
Q4 3:46 · IND 103-105 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 5:52 · IND 101-105 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 3:01 · IND 103-113 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:17 · IND 6-13 DET
- Missed FT
Luke Kennard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · IND 110-118 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
