⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the third quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 2:40 · IND 38-48 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 1:11 · IND 76-86 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 9:44 · IND 78-96 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
