⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their eighteen- Made ten threes to their eighteen
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
- Lead
Paul George hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 2:19 · IND 110-107 DAL
- Lead
Monta Ellis hit a 20-foot two point shot
OT 4:41 · IND 117-115 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
OT 2:44 · IND 127-118 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 2:16 · IND 119-118 DAL
- Turnover
Myles Turner offensive foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)
OT 1:55 · IND 119-118 DAL
- Turnover
Myles Turner turnover
OT 1:55 · IND 119-118 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:27 · IND 94-94 DAL
- Ties it
Harrison Barnes hit a 26-foot three jumper, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
Q4 0:02 · IND 115-115 DAL
- Ties it
Harrison Barnes hit a 4-foot jumper
OT 4:22 · IND 117-117 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 0:15 · IND 114-112 DAL
- Turnover
J.J. Barea bad pass
OT 3:06 · IND 117-117 DAL
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball turnover
OT 1:09 · IND 122-118 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 18 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
