⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 13-0 off them- Made five threes to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:16 · IND 38-40 DAL
- Ties it
T.J. Ford hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:19 · IND 92-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger lost ball
Q4 3:00 · IND 86-85 DAL
- Turnover
Danny Granger lost ball
Q4 1:45 · IND 89-87 DAL
- Turnover
Jeff Foster traveling
Q4 1:14 · IND 89-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 8:12 · IND 11-15 DAL
- Lead
Jason Terry hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:56 · IND 89-92 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:01 · IND 92-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · IND 86-85 DAL
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · IND 86-85 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
