⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 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 third 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
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32
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 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:41 · IND 85-97 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Lloyd Pierce technical foul
Q4 3:14 · IND 94-113 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 6:45 · IND 16-21 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 6:41 · IND 64-85 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q4 4:45 · IND 94-118 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses technical free throw
Q4 3:14 · IND 94-113 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 35 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
