⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 34-9 off them
- A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:43 · DET 9-0 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q1 9:36 · DET 24-2 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 35
Q2 2:38 · DET 59-24 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul
Q3 12:00 · DET 59-25 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 44-point deficit to 36
Q3 4:10 · DET 86-50 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Quenton Jackson technical foul
Q1 10:06 · DET 8-0 IND
- Missed FT
Ben Sheppard misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · DET 59-25 IND
📊The numbers
| DET | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
