⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth 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
Made sixteen threes to their ten- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the first 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 took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 8:08 · DAL 21-12 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 0:40 · DAL 27-24 IND
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:50 · DAL 96-91 IND
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · DAL 104-99 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q1 3:18 · DAL 28-33 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kyle O'Quinn flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:40 · DAL 27-24 IND
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover
Q4 3:50 · DAL 96-91 IND
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic traveling
Q4 2:31 · DAL 100-96 IND
📊The numbers
| DAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
