⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 34-15 off them- A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:30 · IND 63-73 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:49 · IND 106-114 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up
Q1 2:51 · IND 27-42 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
