⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- They went cold, one of fifteen from three
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 0
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
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 cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 9:40 · IND 63-71 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:44 · IND 92-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 4:56 · IND 88-90 PHX
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · IND 94-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · IND 94-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:36 · IND 6-13 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 0:33 · IND 19-38 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 10:56 · IND 78-88 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:58 · IND 57-71 PHX
- Technical
Goran Dragic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:17 · IND 72-77 PHX
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · IND 88-90 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
