⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better 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, 47 rebounds to 36
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
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul
Q2 8:44 · IND 38-38 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q2 8:44 · IND 38-38 PHX
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul
Q3 8:02 · IND 72-65 PHX
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 35 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
