⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 34 from three
- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven
- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their four
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 56
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Myles Turner technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:02 · IND 61-62 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dorian Finney-Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:36 · IND 89-97 DAL
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson turnover
Q4 2:49 · IND 98-103 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 18 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
