⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 48- Made eight threes to their fourteen
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 7:41 · PHX 22-8 IND
- Go-ahead
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot three jumper, Devin Booker with the assist
Q4 2:59 · PHX 106-105 IND
- Winner
Bradley Beal hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:11 · PHX 109-107 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:37 · PHX 107-105 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 11:46 · PHX 33-34 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 7:20 · PHX 103-105 IND
- Ties it
Andrew Nembhard hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · PHX 107-107 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam lost ball turnover
Q4 2:46 · PHX 106-105 IND
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam offensive foul
Q4 2:02 · PHX 109-107 IND
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam turnover
Q4 2:02 · PHX 109-107 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
