⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 28
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:11 · IND 14-14 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 10:57 · IND 2-12 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
