⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 8:20 · PHX 93-104 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:21 · PHX 103-115 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 0:32 · PHX 33-41 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 5:57 · PHX 70-85 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 3:19 · PHX 73-94 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
