⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 38 from three
- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 8:48 · IND 18-4 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 8:04 · IND 59-39 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Johnson and Isaiah Stewart
Q1 3:32 · IND 31-22 DET
- Missed FT
Thomas Bryant misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 8:45 · IND 50-36 DET
- Missed FT
Thomas Bryant misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 8:45 · IND 50-36 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Isaiah Stewart flagrant foul type 2
Q2 8:45 · IND 50-36 DET
- Technical
Cade Cunningham technical foul
Q2 7:06 · IND 53-39 DET
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul
Q4 5:58 · IND 112-105 DET
📊The numbers
| IND | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
