⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
-5Q124-30
+3Q219-15
+5Q329-24
+1Q425-23
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
20Points off turnovers8
10Steals5
51%Shooting from the field43%
23Assists19
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
