⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 48
- Made eleven threes to their twenty
- They shot well above their usual, twenty of 42 from three
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
- Steal
Jarace Walker stole it from Naji Marshall
Q4 1:28 · IND 124-130 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarace Walker misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:43 · IND 124-130 DAL
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:24 · IND 124-130 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 6:14 · IND 84-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Naji Marshall lost ball turnover
Q4 1:28 · IND 124-130 DAL
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · IND 130-134 DAL
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · IND 130-134 DAL
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 20 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 37 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
