⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-15 off them- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 11
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the first 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 11:07 · IND 12-0 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 1:49 · IND 52-42 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 1:55 · IND 114-92 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:29 · IND 28-28 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:08 · IND 58-55 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
