⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 0:53 · DAL 36-29 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:46 · DAL 46-47 IND
- Technical
Double technical foul - Brendan Haywood and Dahntay Jones
Q3 3:29 · DAL 64-72 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:06 · DAL 53-59 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 6:43 · DAL 59-71 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
