⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first 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
Made eleven threes to their five- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight
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 8-point lead to 17
Q1 3:36 · DAL 28-11 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 9:23 · DAL 71-50 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David Harrison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 12:00 · DAL 31-17 IND
- Technical
Danny Granger technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:03 · DAL 67-50 IND
📊The numbers
| DAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
