⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 33 free throws to their sixteen- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- Turnover
Al Harrington Lost Ball. Stolen by Antawn Jamison.
Q4 1:23 · IND 97-90 DAL
- Missed FT
Al Harrington missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · IND 101-97 DAL
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · IND 103-99 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:41 · IND 10-12 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Bradley missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 4:00 · IND 65-68 DAL
- Turnover
Steve Nash Lost Ball. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 4:35 · IND 89-84 DAL
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Al Harrington.
Q4 4:01 · IND 92-84 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
