⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 3- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 9:48 · IND 15-9 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q4 6:33 · IND 100-77 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 4:52 · IND 15-17 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 4:56 · IND 37-39 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:26 · IND 61-56 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
