⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 4:51 · IND 50-36 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Thaddeus Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:57 · IND 73-62 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:38 · IND 73-62 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · IND 58-42 DAL
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:00 · IND 78-65 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
