⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 25 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 24-12 off them
- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q3 10:44 · IND 66-46 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q3 6:15 · IND 77-50 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q4 7:26 · IND 96-69 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
