⏱️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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 22-8 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 62
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 1:15 · IND 40-25 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 6:27 · IND 79-77 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q4 4:41 · IND 109-101 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:57 · IND 110-105 DET
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · IND 113-109 DET
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · IND 113-109 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:08 · IND 42-40 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 2:20 · IND 56-59 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Killian Hayes lost ball turnover
Q4 3:45 · IND 102-101 DET
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee bad pass
Q4 1:30 · IND 109-103 DET
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · IND 111-105 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
