⏱️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 and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 36 from three- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 16-7 off them
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 55
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 9:41 · DET 9-5 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 5:01 · DET 77-86 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses technical free throw
Q2 8:17 · DET 34-42 IND
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul
Q2 2:52 · DET 51-55 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 2:52 · DET 51-64 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 10:47 · DET 58-77 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Aaron Nesmith flagrant foul type 1
Q1 6:25 · DET 12-15 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
