⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:43 · IND 12-9 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 0:39 · IND 25-24 DET
- Steal
Justin Holiday stole it from Jerami Grant
Q4 0:38 · IND 111-109 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Justin Holiday misses free throw flagrant 3 of 3
Q1 7:38 · IND 8-9 DET
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis lost ball turnover
Q4 4:46 · IND 106-100 DET
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis lost ball turnover
Q4 0:34 · IND 111-109 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:19 · IND 65-63 DET
- Steal
Delon Wright stole it from Domantas Sabonis
Q4 0:34 · IND 111-109 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · IND 111-108 DET
- Turnover
Jerami Grant lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · IND 111-109 DET
- Turnover
Delon Wright traveling
Q4 0:28 · IND 111-109 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
