⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty
- Owned the paint, 84 points inside to 58
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 30 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:31 · IND 8-2 PHX
- Ties it
Andrew Nembhard hit a driving layup
Q4 0:47 · IND 131-131 PHX
- Winner
Obi Toppin hit a layup
Q4 0:03 · IND 133-131 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:57 · IND 118-123 PHX
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam bad pass
Q4 4:38 · IND 118-123 PHX
- Missed FT
Obi Toppin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:35 · IND 124-129 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 8:44 · IND 10-20 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 0:46 · IND 105-116 PHX
- Lead
Devin Booker hit a 16-foot pullup jump shot, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 0:56 · IND 129-131 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grayson Allen turnover
Q4 1:37 · IND 127-129 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Assists | 24 |
| 84 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
