⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 44
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Louis Amundson double technical foul
Q2 6:22 · PHX 44-40 IND
- Technical
Channing Frye technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:46 · PHX 89-83 IND
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:59 · PHX 106-100 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Murphy lost ball
Q4 4:45 · PHX 104-100 IND
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:51 · PHX 107-101 IND
- Missed FT
Josh McRoberts misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:15 · PHX 113-105 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
