⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 39- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:05 · PHX 79-86 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:20 · PHX 99-102 IND
- Go-ahead
Leandro Barbosa hit a three jumper, Grant Hill with the assist
Q4 0:45 · PHX 110-108 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:05 · PHX 40-48 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Ties it
Danny Granger hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:34 · PHX 110-110 IND
- Winner
Danny Granger hit a 28-foot three jumper, Mike Dunleavy with the assist
Q4 0:00 · PHX 110-113 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 0:55 · PHX 107-108 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
