⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 8 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 thirteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 23-7 off them
- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 16
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
- Winner
Derrick Rose hit a driving layup
Q4 0:28 · DET 95-94 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bruce Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 3:07 · DET 90-89 IND
- Turnover
Derrick Rose traveling
Q4 2:34 · DET 90-91 IND
- Turnover
Andre Drummond offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 0:02 · DET 96-94 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
T.J. Warren hit a 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:53 · DET 90-91 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
T.J. Warren traveling
Q4 1:02 · DET 93-94 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
