⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 37 from three- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 23
Q4 2:39 · PHX 95-118 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:44 · PHX 53-75 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 6:44 · PHX 11-23 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 33
Q3 5:00 · PHX 59-92 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 1 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 16 | Blocks | 22 |
