⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- They shot well above their usual, six of twelve from three
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 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:07 · PHX 41-44 IND
- Steal
Markieff Morris stole it from David West
Q4 2:09 · PHX 101-104 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:47 · PHX 17-25 IND
- Turnover
Goran Dragic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:10 · PHX 101-106 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 6:31 · PHX 15-22 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 4:37 · PHX 71-80 IND
- Steal
Lance Stephenson stole it from Goran Dragic
Q4 1:10 · PHX 101-106 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West lost ball turnover
Q4 2:09 · PHX 101-104 IND
- Missed FT
Lance Stephenson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · PHX 101-106 IND
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · PHX 104-109 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
