⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 48- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 45
A 14-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 7 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 2:51 · DET 32-21 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q2 9:47 · DET 46-25 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 8:36 · DET 107-91 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniss Jenkins technical foul
Q1 7:00 · DET 15-12 IND
- Flagrant
Isaiah Stewart flagrant foul type 1
Q2 4:02 · DET 46-33 IND
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul
Q4 9:03 · DET 99-88 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 7
Q2 6:58 · DET 46-39 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q3 1:23 · DET 93-81 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
excess timeout technical foul
Q4 2:11 · DET 122-105 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
