⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-11 off them
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 7:47 · DAL 21-8 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Double Technical Foul. Ron Artest gains possession.
Q1 3:45 · DAL 25-14 IND
- Technical
Raja Bell Double Technical Foul. Ron Artest gains possession.
Q2 1:23 · DAL 57-44 IND
- Technical
Walt Williams Technical Foul
Q4 7:05 · DAL 108-83 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 0:52 · DAL 33-26 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul
Q1 3:10 · DAL 25-14 IND
- Technical
Jeff Foster Technical Foul
Q3 0:26 · DAL 98-78 IND
📊The numbers
| DAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
