⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 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
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fourteen from three- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 39
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
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:27 · IND 55-65 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:09 · IND 69-75 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 0:08 · IND 40-52 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Adrian Griffin bad pass
Q4 5:00 · IND 69-75 DAL
- Missed FT
Marquis Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · IND 69-75 DAL
- Missed FT
Marquis Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:33 · IND 69-75 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
