⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 1:06 · IND 52-44 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 8:56 · IND 60-46 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul
Q1 8:57 · IND 8-5 PHX
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Lost Ball. Stolen by Bo Outlaw.
Q4 0:59 · IND 88-81 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:09 · IND 27-24 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 8:57 · IND 8-5 PHX
- Technical
Bo Outlaw Technical Foul
Q1 6:37 · IND 19-11 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
