⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 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 fourteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 32 from three
- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 31-21 off them
- A 15-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 30 in the second quarter
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 31-point deficit to 23
Q3 5:28 · IND 62-85 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 3:23 · IND 70-89 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 0:00 · IND 82-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Pascal Siakam technical foul
Q2 2:05 · IND 40-69 DAL
- Flagrant
Aaron Nesmith flagrant foul type 1 (Naji Marshall draws the foul)
Q2 0:59 · IND 40-73 DAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Aaron Nesmith and Naji Marshall
Q2 0:59 · IND 40-74 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 4:55 · IND 17-30 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 1:47 · IND 23-42 DAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 30
Q2 9:39 · IND 31-61 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 11 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. SiakamF | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 8-13 | 3-5 | 4-7 | -4 |
J. WalkerF | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 |
I. ZubacC | 24 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -23 |
A. NembhardG | 32 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 5-5 | -6 |
T. HaliburtonG | 32 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 8-17 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 |
O. ToppinF | 25 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | -9 |
A. NesmithG | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 4-6 | -11 |
K. Oubre Jr.G | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -16 |
Q. JacksonG | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 1-1 | +6 |
J. SlawsonF | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | +7 |
J. HuffC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
L. Nance Jr.F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
K. BrownG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 105 | 42 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 39-88 | 7-32 | 20-28 |
Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. GaffordF | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
P.J. WashingtonF Double-double | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 6-8 | -4 |
C. FlaggF | 17 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 4-4 | +34 |
K. IrvingG | 25 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 8-15 | 5-10 | 3-3 | +8 |
M. ChristieG | 38 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -2 |
N. MarshallF | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7-15 | 0-4 | 1-2 | +1 |
Z. RisacherF | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | +14 |
M. SasserG | 27 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -6 |
M. Johnson Jr.F | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +21 |
M. CisseC | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +3 |
T. LawalF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
S. de LarreaF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
W. Clayton Jr.G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Team | 121 | 46 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 44-88 | 14-34 | 19-23 |
