DET @ IND — The Matchups

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Detroit Pistons

6-2 overall · 4-1 on the road

Tue 3/16

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Indiana Pacers

3-7 overall · 0-5 at home

Matchup insights

PacersOffense

PistonsDefense

The Pacers rank 21st in the NBA in offensive rating (108.2), and the Pistons have the best defensive rating (101.2). A tough test for the offense.

League average is 110.7, so the Pacers are 2.5 below it. Tyrese Haliburton leads them with 21.8 points a game on 63.4% true shooting.

Pistons6-2

Pacers3-7

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Team vs team

Season before this game (DET 8 games, IND 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

DETIND

Scoring

111.119th · Average

Points per game

NBA avg 113.2

110.321st · Below avg

101.81st · Top 5

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.4

114.219th · Average

+9.44th · Top 5

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

-3.919th · Average

Efficiency

111.615th · Average

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.7

108.221st · Below avg

101.21st · Top 5

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

111.720th · Average

+10.51st · Top 5

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

-3.520th · Average

100.026th

Pace

NBA avg 102.3

102.118th

Shooting

54.9%7th · Above avg

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.1%

53.4%15th · Average

58.3%8th · Above avg

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.0%

56.8%16th · Average

13.912th · Average

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

12.420th · Average

37.8%5th · Top 5

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.7%

32.6%25th · Below avg

0.2818th · Average

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.2721st · Below avg

Defense

48.7%2nd · Top 5

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.1%

52.9%15th · Average

9.27th · Above avg

Steals

NBA avg 8.5

7.225th · Below avg

6.53rd · Top 5

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

4.817th · Average

Possessions

14.6%14th · Average

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.8%

14.1%12th · Average

24.1%26th · Bottom 5

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.4%

21.0%30th · Bottom 5

44.015th · Average

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.3

42.124th · Below avg

26.912th · Average

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

27.08th · Above avg

Recent form

Detroit Pistons

LWWWL

Last 5: average margin +7.4 (season +9.4). Streak L1.

Indiana Pacers

LLLWL

Last 5: average margin -8.0 (season -3.9). Streak L1.

Key players

Detroit Pistons

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Cade CunninghamG-F	24.0	5.6	7.6	58.5
Duncan RobinsonF	19.0	1.9	2.2	69.7
Jalen DurenC	13.0	7.5	2.0	64.7
Paul ReedF	12.8	6.8	2.4	63.3

Indiana Pacers

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Tyrese HaliburtonG	21.8	4.5	9.5	63.4
Pascal SiakamF	21.4	6.6	3.9	58.0
Andrew NembhardG-F	17.8	2.0	7.0	60.1
Obi ToppinF	13.9	5.4	1.3	63.1

Injury report

Detroit Pistons

Isaiah Joe G · Right Hip Contusion · back ~11/9 Out

Jalen Duren C · Right Hamstring Strain · back ~11/24 Out

Indiana Pacers

Ben Sheppard G · back ~1/2 Out

Johnny Furphy G · back ~1/2 Out

Tyrese Haliburton G · back ~11/13 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.