⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the third 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 cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:31 · DAL 84-86 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews bad pass
Q4 2:09 · DAL 99-106 IND
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:46 · DAL 100-108 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:31 · DAL 42-47 IND
- Steal
Monta Ellis stole it from Wesley Matthews
Q4 2:09 · DAL 99-106 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ian Mahinmi offensive foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
Q4 1:31 · DAL 100-108 IND
- Turnover
Monta Ellis offensive foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)
Q4 0:54 · DAL 103-110 IND
- Turnover
Monta Ellis turnover
Q4 0:54 · DAL 103-110 IND
📊The numbers
| DAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
