⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the second quarter- Made five threes to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:59 · DAL 48-50 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 0:24 · DAL 58-55 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - D'Angelo Russell and
Q3 3:26 · DAL 71-68 IND
- Missed FT
Dwight Powell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:58 · DAL 101-93 IND
- Turnover
Max Christie out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:38 · DAL 107-101 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Nesmith misses technical free throw
Q2 5:31 · DAL 41-50 IND
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 1:08 · DAL 105-100 IND
- Missed FT
RayJ Dennis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DAL 107-105 IND
📊The numbers
| DAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
