⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up in the second quarter- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 25 from three
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q2 1:30 · DAL 66-56 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 5:46 · DAL 76-63 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses technical free throw
Q3 1:27 · DAL 82-73 IND
- Missed FT
Seth Curry misses technical free throw
Q4 7:00 · DAL 101-88 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:27 · DAL 82-73 IND
- Flagrant
Paul George flagrant foul type 1 (Dwight Powell draws the foul)
Q4 4:31 · DAL 105-94 IND
📊The numbers
| DAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
