⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 29-11 off them- A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:53 · IND 17-13 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 9:29 · IND 67-55 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong misses technical free throw
Q2 7:05 · IND 28-29 PHX
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 2:49 · IND 90-95 PHX
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal bad pass
Q4 1:45 · IND 90-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:28 · IND 79-78 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 6:24 · IND 88-95 PHX
- Steal
Leandro Barbosa stole it from Jermaine O'Neal
Q4 1:45 · IND 90-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:05 · IND 28-29 PHX
- Turnover
Shawn Marion traveling
Q4 2:39 · IND 90-95 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
