⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 40 from three- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:25 · DET 18-13 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:40 · DET 35-23 IND
- Ties it
Saddiq Bey hit a 24-foot three jumper, Cade Cunningham with the assist
Q4 1:40 · DET 105-105 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 4:39 · DET 98-98 IND
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:09 · DET 99-100 IND
- Turnover
Isaiah Stewart 3 second turnover
Q4 3:36 · DET 99-100 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:14 · DET 61-57 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 6:39 · DET 78-79 IND
- Lead
Isaiah Jackson hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:26 · DET 105-106 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Smith 3 second turnover
Q4 3:50 · DET 99-100 IND
- Missed FT
Isaiah Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:26 · DET 105-106 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
