โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ PHX better than we expected
โผ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 31
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 9:36 ยท PHX 15-3 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David Harrison Technical Foul. Harrison's 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 9:25 ยท PHX 39-19 IND
๐The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |











