⏱️How 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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 32 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 3:09 · PHX 33-14 IND
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 32
Q3 8:22 · PHX 82-50 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 1:23 · PHX 84-63 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 3:43 · PHX 21-12 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
