⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 3- Went cold from three, eight of 29
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
- Ties it
Lance Stephenson hit a two point shot
Q4 0:53 · IND 94-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Q4 4:40 · IND 90-86 DAL
- Turnover
Lance Stephenson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · IND 94-95 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 4:40 · IND 90-94 DAL
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from Lance Stephenson
Q4 0:28 · IND 94-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 3:48 · IND 90-89 DAL
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · IND 94-94 DAL
- Missed FT
Yogi Ferrell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · IND 94-98 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 4 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 17 | Blocks | 12 |
