⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
-7Q128-37
+6Q235-28
-2Q329-28
-11Q420-31
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 48
- Made eight threes to their sixteen
Key battles
13Points off turnovers6
16Threes made8
3Blocks6
21Assists32
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:40 · IND 31-37 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 11:16 · IND 94-101 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
