⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 26-15 off them
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:02 · PHX 48-52 IND
- Steal
Channing Frye stole it from Josh McRoberts
Q4 1:12 · PHX 99-94 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Earl Barron technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:09 · PHX 66-69 IND
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:58 · PHX 91-88 IND
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:00 · PHX 105-97 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 3:19 · PHX 20-31 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh McRoberts offensive foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)
Q4 2:15 · PHX 97-92 IND
- Turnover
Josh McRoberts turnover
Q4 2:15 · PHX 97-92 IND
- Turnover
Josh McRoberts bad pass
Q4 1:12 · PHX 99-94 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
