⏱️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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 10:22 · DAL 59-45 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 10:37 · DAL 87-63 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
