⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their nine- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 26-9 off them
- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 10:44 · IND 37-24 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 3:33 · IND 56-40 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brad Miller missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 5:58 · IND 72-53 PHX
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q3 3:00 · IND 77-61 PHX
- Missed FT
Jonathan Bender missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:53 · IND 94-87 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 2:34 · IND 79-69 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Bo Outlaw Technical Foul
Q1 4:13 · IND 17-13 PHX
- Flagrant
Alton Ford Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 5:58 · IND 71-53 PHX
- Missed FT
Dan Majerle missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 3:00 · IND 77-61 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
