⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:22 · DAL 11-0 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:03 · DAL 65-69 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 9:56 · DAL 50-55 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 8:23 · DAL 69-84 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
