⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 0:09 · PHX 37-27 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 1:22 · PHX 90-83 IND
- Steal
Mikal Bridges stole it from Buddy Hield
Q4 0:56 · PHX 107-101 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:18 · PHX 102-98 IND
- Turnover
Damion Lee traveling
Q4 1:42 · PHX 104-99 IND
- Missed FT
Saben Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · PHX 110-107 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 10:19 · PHX 3-10 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 7:24 · PHX 42-44 IND
- Steal
Aaron Nesmith stole it from Mikal Bridges
Q4 3:00 · PHX 102-94 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
T.J. McConnell bad pass
Q4 3:58 · PHX 99-94 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:20 · PHX 102-94 IND
- Turnover
Buddy Hield bad pass
Q4 0:56 · PHX 107-101 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
