⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 29
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 6:18 · PHX 48-46 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:42 · PHX 81-74 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephon Marbury Technical Foul
Q1 1:05 · PHX 27-33 IND
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:31 · PHX 89-89 IND
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:13 · PHX 100-96 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 3:33 · PHX 25-33 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:41 · PHX 95-93 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Offensive Foul
Q4 2:09 · PHX 97-93 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Foul
Q4 2:09 · PHX 97-93 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
