⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 7:42 · IND 44-58 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:55 · IND 84-94 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 10:30 · IND 92-106 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
