⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 9:28 · IND 36-40 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 0:27 · IND 60-56 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Duarte technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:02 · IND 75-70 DET
- Turnover
Jalen Smith traveling
Q4 3:30 · IND 108-100 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Saddiq Bey and Goga Bitadze
Q3 0:51 · IND 83-76 DET
- Turnover
Isaiah Stewart traveling
Q4 4:09 · IND 105-97 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:50 · IND 108-100 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 18 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 15 | Blocks | 3 |
