⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 8 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses technical free throw
Q1 9:15 · IND 4-8 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:49 · IND 95-87 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
