⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- A 20-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 42 in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 3:18 · PHX 31-21 IND
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 27
Q3 3:20 · PHX 104-77 IND
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 42
Q4 11:34 · PHX 126-84 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dillon Brooks and T.J. McConnell
Q1 3:00 · PHX 22-21 IND
- Technical
Double technical foul - Royce O'Neale and Pascal Siakam
Q2 8:15 · PHX 42-27 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 46-point deficit to 35
Q4 3:32 · PHX 133-98 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tony Bradley flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:44 · PHX 60-49 IND
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul
Q4 4:51 · PHX 128-87 IND
📊The numbers
| PHX | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
