⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 16
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:05 · DAL 81-83 IND
- Winner
Jason Kidd hit a 25-foot three jumper, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
Q4 1:22 · DAL 102-99 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 2:26 · DAL 104-99 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki offensive foul (Jeff Foster draws the foul)
Q4 4:18 · DAL 88-95 IND
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki turnover
Q4 4:18 · DAL 88-95 IND
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DAL 106-103 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 0:38 · DAL 49-61 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
T.J. Ford bad pass
Q4 3:12 · DAL 93-97 IND
- Turnover
Danny Granger offensive foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul)
Q4 1:08 · DAL 102-99 IND
- Turnover
Danny Granger turnover
Q4 1:08 · DAL 102-99 IND
📊The numbers
| DAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
