⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in overtime
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 4:35 · PHX 40-38 IND
- Lead
Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:08 · PHX 85-83 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
OT 4:22 · PHX 98-85 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- Ties it
Reggie Miller made Jumper.
OT 4:43 · PHX 85-85 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest Offensive Foul
Q4 0:13 · PHX 83-83 IND
- Turnover
Ron Artest Foul
Q4 0:13 · PHX 83-83 IND
- Turnover
Jonathan Bender Lost Ball
OT 3:33 · PHX 87-85 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
