⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- They went cold, two of fourteen from three
- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 6:13 · IND 47-34 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:59 · IND 89-85 PHX
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:59 · IND 89-85 PHX
- Missed FT
Lance Stephenson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · IND 93-88 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:42 · IND 1-8 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:58 · IND 73-69 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luis Scola bad pass
Q4 4:11 · IND 83-83 PHX
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair bad pass
Q4 1:40 · IND 89-85 PHX
- Turnover
Luis Scola kicked ball turnover
Q4 0:32 · IND 95-89 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
