⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 7
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 7:01 · IND 120-102 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 9:21 · IND 40-43 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 38 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
