⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 58
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:25 · DAL 78-79 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 2:54 · DAL 95-94 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:59 · DAL 116-122 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 9:48 · DAL 2-15 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 5:37 · DAL 116-124 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
