⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse 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, 43 rebounds to 30- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:23 · DET 6-11 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 1:42 · DET 61-68 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 33 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
