⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- They shot well above their usual, seven of eleven from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 1:37 · IND 61-54 PHX
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 1:55 · IND 99-104 PHX
- Steal
David West stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 1:21 · IND 101-104 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:20 · IND 94-99 PHX
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 2:02 · IND 99-103 PHX
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · IND 111-113 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:33 · IND 40-44 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 9:23 · IND 65-66 PHX
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from Paul George
Q4 2:02 · IND 99-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 1:55 · IND 99-104 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:21 · IND 101-104 PHX
- Missed FT
Channing Frye misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · IND 108-111 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
