⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 11:27 · IND 41-25 DAL
- Steal
Shawne Williams stole it from Josh Howard
Q4 0:06 · IND 110-107 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Foster turnover
Q4 0:34 · IND 106-103 DAL
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · IND 106-103 DAL
- Missed FT
Shawne Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · IND 110-107 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 9:07 · IND 41-33 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Bass misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · IND 104-101 DAL
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · IND 104-101 DAL
- Turnover
Josh Howard bad pass
Q4 0:06 · IND 110-107 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
