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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 21 | 36 | 34 | 40 | 131 |
 Pacers | 33 | 35 | 22 | 45 | 135 |
DALTeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 48-8854.5% | 11-2740.7% | 24-3275.0% | 41 | 23 | 12 |
| IND | 45-8254.9% | 16-3545.7% | 29-3778.4% | 38 | 29 | 11 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Indiana Pacers135| 35 | 18 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 34 | 29 | 11-16 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 0 | +4 | +6.4 | |||||||
| 32 | 22 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 32 | 23 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 10-12 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | −4 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +8 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +3.8 | |||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.6 | ||||
| 11 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.8 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.3 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.2 | |
| Team | 135 | 45-8254.9% | 16-3545.7% | 38 | 29 | 11 | 26 | 29-3778.4% | 6 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 34 points on 12 for 25 shooting
Did not play: James Johnson, Enrique Freeman, Quenton Jackson and Johnny Furphy (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks131| 42 | 17 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 0 | +1 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 39 | 20 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 38 | 26 | 9-18 | 2-6 | 0 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.2 | |||||
| 24 | 18 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +8.4 | ||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −1.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 17 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 23 | 24 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +2.8 | |||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.0 | ||||
| Team | 131 | 48-8854.5% | 11-2740.7% | 41 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 24-3275.0% | 7 | 6 | 0 | |||
Bench 41 points on 14 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively II and Caleb Martin (not with team); Klay Thompson (injury/illness).
Pacers135Mavericks131ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Pascal Siakam scored 29 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Dallas Mavericks 135-131.
Andrew Nembhard’s 29-foot 3-pointer put the Pacers ahead for good with 16 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Aaron Nesmith’s 2 free throws with 8.6 seconds left made it 135-131 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Mavericks 22-17. Bennedict Mathurin scored 12 of the Pacers’ 22 on 3 for 3 shooting and 6 for 6 at the line. With 22 seconds left, Siakam stole the ball from Max Christie, and Nembhard’s 29-foot 3-pointer off it put the Pacers ahead 131-130.
Mathurin scored 23 points, and Nembhard added 22 points and 8 assists. Mathurin scored 16 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Pacers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Mavericks, P.J. Washington scored 26 points (13 in the second quarter), and Jaden Hardy added 24 points on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench. Naji Marshall had 20 points (16 in the paint) and 9 rebounds. Kai Jones had 18 points and a season-high 11 rebounds on 8 for 9 shooting. The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Pacers shot 54.9% from the field and 45.7% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 54.5% and 40.7%. They outscored the Mavericks 15-3 on the fast break. The Mavericks were outscored 19-7 in 4 minutes with Dinwiddie, Washington, Marshall, Edwards and Christie on the floor together.
Indiana PacersDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Pacers’ chance bottomed out at 2.2% (4th quarter, 59s left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
106 points from the field on 82 shots: 17.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-22 | 72.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-14 | 64.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-11 | 36.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-29 | 48.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington | 30 | 7 | 2-4 | −3 |
| Naji Marshall | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 9 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Kessler Edwards | 7 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 9 | 4-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 20 | 6 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Naji Marshall | 14 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Max Christie | 10 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| P.J. Washington | 10 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 5 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naji Marshall | 21 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Max Christie | 13 | 3 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| P.J. Washington | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 12 | 4-6 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
IND win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DAL
50/50
IND
Highest Leverage Moments
Nembhard 29' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Siakam 5 AST)
Q4 0:16
58.2%
21→79
Dinwiddie 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 1:40
18.6%
24→6
Marshall 9' Turnaround Hook Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 3:24
16.2%
37→21
Nesmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Toppin 2 AST)
Q4 4:48
15.7%
14→29
McConnell 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Siakam 3 AST)
Q4 11:24
15.3%
37→53
