⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 eight- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
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 cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 4:20 · IND 95-117 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Isaiah Jackson flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:01 · IND 83-110 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 9:47 · IND 29-43 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 10:27 · IND 50-67 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q3 1:44 · IND 74-99 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 8 | Threes made | 18 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
