⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 31- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44
- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their six, and were outscored 14-6 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:03 · IND 109-108 PHX
- Turnover
Earl Watson offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)
Q4 1:45 · IND 118-111 PHX
- Turnover
Earl Watson turnover
Q4 1:45 · IND 118-111 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 10:07 · IND 27-47 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:11 · IND 112-111 PHX
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa offensive foul (Earl Watson draws the foul)
Q4 1:54 · IND 118-111 PHX
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa turnover
Q4 1:54 · IND 118-111 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
