After seeing their winning streak come to an end against the Cavaliers, the Pacers visit the Pistons who are also in good shape. Without Bennedict Mathurin, suspended after his contact with a referee, but with Aaron Nesmithback after two and a half months in the infirmary because of a big sprain…
And the ghost, directly placed in the five, hurts Detroit with his arrows behind the arc. The Pacers thus take advantage of their opponents' placement problems on the defensive withdrawal to find open shots on fast play, Myles Turner repeatedly punishing Jalen Duren who first thinks about protecting the racket.
This will be one of the themes of the match, and it allows Rick Carlisle's players to take control of the game, taking advantage of (too many) lost balls from Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris.
Behind the outside skill of Myles Turner and the low post technique of Pascal Siakam, the Pacers are +13 (69-56) at halftime. Except that the Cameroonian no longer finds his sights after returning from the locker room, and the Pistons are gradually chipping away at their deficit. They even came back to two possessions (96-90) in the middle of the fourth quarter!
But Detroit will ultimately never be able to make the “run” necessary to get ahead, the fault in particular of the lost balls which will have plagued the evening of Cade Cunningham and company until the end (111-100).
WHAT TO REMEMBER
– Rebounds against lost balls. With 55 shots against 40, the Pistons largely dominated the rebound battle. Unfortunately for them, if they only took two more shots than their opponents in the match, it was because they lost a lot of balls. A great throwing spear for the Pacers.
– Myles Turner sanctions from afar. With his 28 points at 9/16 including 8/11 at 3-points, the Pacers pivot really hurt the Pistons. He notably took advantage of the opponent's poor placement on the defensive withdrawal, and the difficulty for Jalen Duren to follow him at the 3-point line.
– The very high defense of the Pacers on Cade Cunningham. To hinder the Pistons' offense, you have to slow down Cade Cunningham. It's simple but the Pacers did it very well with a very high defense, to disrupt the Detroit leader everywhere on the floor. It was above all Andrew Nembhard who was responsible for maintaining this pressure, who hampered his opponent, who still has a tendency to attempt overly complicated passes when he finds himself stuck in front of the help and in dense areas, with a forest of arms in front of him.
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
