⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 42
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:58 · DET 63-69 IND
- Steal
Isaiah Livers stole it from Chris Duarte
Q4 0:23 · DET 113-120 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Livers misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:39 · DET 106-114 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Duarte lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · DET 113-120 IND
- Missed FT
Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DET 113-121 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
