⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
+8Q124-12
-4Q210-12
-21Q315-29
+2Q425-21
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their twenty- Lost the glass, 44 rebounds to 56
Key battles
16Free throws made6
18%Three-point accuracy31%
2Threes made5
2Blocks5
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
