⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 19
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 6:36 · IND 9-23 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 10:50 · IND 27-39 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 4:40 · IND 42-56 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
