⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 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, 29 free throws to their eighteen
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 45
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 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:50 · PHX 74-79 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 0:05 · PHX 84-81 IND
- Ties it
Devin Booker hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jamal Crawford with the assist
Q4 0:45 · PHX 104-104 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 4:06 · PHX 94-95 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:11 · PHX 99-99 IND
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 0:10 · PHX 104-109 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- Lead
Myles Turner hit a 26-foot three jumper, Darren Collison with the assist
Q4 0:48 · PHX 101-104 IND
- Winner
Bojan Bogdanovic hit a 25-foot three jumper, Myles Turner with the assist
Q4 0:31 · PHX 104-107 IND
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Trevor Ariza
Q4 0:10 · PHX 104-109 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyreke Evans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:49 · PHX 64-76 IND
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · PHX 104-109 IND
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · PHX 104-109 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |








