⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 37 from three- Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their seventeen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:05 · PHX 90-92 IND
- Go-ahead
Raja Bell hit a 24-foot three jumper, Leandro Barbosa with the assist
OT 2:30 · PHX 119-118 IND
- Winner
Raja Bell hit a 26-foot three jumper, Boris Diaw with the assist
OT 1:30 · PHX 122-120 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa bad pass
Q4 1:00 · PHX 110-112 IND
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire turnover
OT 4:30 · PHX 112-112 IND
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:17 · PHX 122-120 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:23 · PHX 39-42 IND
- Lead
Jamaal Tinsley hit a 9-foot two point shot
OT 4:20 · PHX 112-114 IND
- Lead
Jamaal Tinsley hit a jumper
OT 3:48 · PHX 114-116 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · PHX 110-111 IND
- Turnover
Jeff Foster bad pass
Q4 0:40 · PHX 110-112 IND
- Turnover
Shawne Williams traveling
OT 4:45 · PHX 112-112 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 81 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
