⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 11
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q4 4:58 · IND 83-98 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:01 · IND 27-35 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 3:05 · IND 66-88 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 1:47 · IND 83-106 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
