⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse 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, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 20-12 off them
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
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:39 · IND 70-76 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:52 · IND 66-68 DAL
- Turnover
George Hill lost ball turnover
Q4 4:09 · IND 66-72 DAL
- Turnover
Paul George lost ball turnover
Q4 2:38 · IND 68-76 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 4:43 · IND 13-17 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 9:26 · IND 24-31 DAL
- Steal
Shawn Marion stole it from Paul George
Q4 2:38 · IND 68-76 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · IND 70-76 DAL
- Turnover
Monta Ellis steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:46 · IND 70-76 DAL
- Missed FT
Jose Calderon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · IND 73-80 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
