⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:26 · IND 10-2 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Travis Diener technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:54 · IND 93-100 PHX
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · IND 101-107 PHX
- Turnover
Danny Granger bad pass
Q4 1:23 · IND 101-109 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q3 2:57 · IND 84-90 PHX
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from Danny Granger
Q4 1:23 · IND 101-109 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Raja Bell flagrant foul type 1 (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)
Q3 4:30 · IND 78-76 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 4:46 · IND 95-101 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:06 · IND 95-101 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 30 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
