⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 33- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q2 8:26 · IND 33-55 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28
Q3 1:53 · IND 69-97 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
