⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, three turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 12-2 off them- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 52
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 6:23 · IND 49-45 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 8:18 · IND 96-109 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 33 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
