⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. 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
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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 2:57 · DET 51-41 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:20 · DET 72-69 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 3:28 · DET 90-85 IND
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · DET 96-89 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:54 · DET 94-88 IND
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · DET 96-89 IND
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · DET 97-89 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
