⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 6
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:37 · IND 64-69 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 11:23 · IND 100-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
David Harrison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:01 · IND 86-91 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Winner
Steve Nash hit a 26-foot three jumper, Grant Hill with the assist
Q4 0:41 · IND 117-118 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 1:10 · IND 117-121 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q3 1:16 · IND 86-94 PHX
- Turnover
Shawn Marion bad pass
Q4 2:34 · IND 115-111 PHX
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · IND 117-120 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 38 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
