⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 28 from three
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 8 down to 1 up
Q2 6:56 · DET 41-40 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 4:43 · DET 15-21 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 7:05 · DET 59-70 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 14 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
