⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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, 41 free throws to their eighteen
A 17-0 run took them from 10 down to 7 up in the second quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 10 down to 7 up
Q2 7:33 · PHX 47-40 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 3:58 · PHX 92-99 IND
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:15 · PHX 92-100 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
