⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second quarter
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:08 · PHX 27-22 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephon Marbury Technical Foul
Q2 4:48 · PHX 37-37 IND
- Technical
Jahidi White Double Technical Foul. Jeff Foster gains possession.
Q3 6:22 · PHX 54-51 IND
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · PHX 82-86 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 6:45 · PHX 37-38 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 9:45 · PHX 64-72 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Scott Williams.
Q4 3:12 · PHX 73-79 IND
- Turnover
Anthony Johnson Bad Pass
Q4 1:38 · PHX 75-82 IND
- Missed FT
Kenny Anderson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · PHX 82-87 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
