⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eighteen- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 12
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 11-point lead to 21
Q3 8:36 · IND 79-58 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q4 8:59 · IND 109-82 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyreke Evans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:02 · IND 99-77 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 5:30 · IND 48-41 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
T.J. Warren technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:21 · IND 54-43 PHX
- Technical
Josh Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:57 · IND 90-69 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
