⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 30 from three
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 29-10 off them
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:32 · PHX 15-7 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 3:53 · PHX 109-116 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q1 9:16 · PHX 8-7 IND
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul
Q2 4:04 · PHX 47-54 IND
- Technical
Royce O'Neale technical foul
Q3 4:28 · PHX 75-87 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 7:07 · PHX 17-24 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 11:30 · PHX 61-68 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 6:02 · PHX 75-89 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bennedict Mathurin flagrant foul type 1
Q1 9:16 · PHX 8-7 IND
- Missed FT
Tyrese Haliburton misses technical free throw
Q3 4:28 · PHX 75-87 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
