Dallas
Mavericks
134
–
130
FINAL
Indiana
Pacers
Date
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 134 |
| IND | 33 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 130 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
P.J. Washington
DAL
23
PTS
9
REB
2
AST
+4
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots12
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending33.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.15
Impact Composite76.8
Hustle: 21.5Defense: 54.7Impact: 0.6
57.1% FG12 contested shotsheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 9 pts allowed on 60.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Khris Middleton
DAL
25
PTS
7
REB
7
AST
+5
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-15 (73.3%)
3PT3-5
FT0-0
TS%83.3%
eFG%83.3%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG136
DRTG133
NET+4
73.3% FG1 charge drawnonly 11 pts allowed on 44.5 possessions
Box Score
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gafford | 21:56 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +10 |
| P.J. Washington | 36:32 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-14 | 57% | 1-4 | 25% | 6-8 | 75% | +4 |
| Naji Marshall | 25:35 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-10 | 70% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-6 | 50% | -1 |
| Khris Middleton | 29:35 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11-15 | 73% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Max Christie | 30:34 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6-11 | 55% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Marvin Bagley III | 26:04 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -6 |
| Brandon Williams | 21:58 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 6-8 | 75% | +15 |
| Klay Thompson | 18:40 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 27% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Caleb Martin | 17:30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Tyus Jones | 11:36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 134 | 45 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 51-94 | 54% | 11-28 | 39% | 21-32 | 66% | — |
Miles Kelly —
Dwight Powell —
AJ Johnson —
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Nembhard | 29:30 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | -4 |
| Pascal Siakam | 29:03 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12-19 | 63% | 2-3 | 67% | 4-5 | 80% | +7 |
| Kam Jones | 30:31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-4 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Jay Huff | 26:12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-6 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -9 |
| Jarace Walker | 34:19 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-13 | 46% | 4-7 | 57% | 2-5 | 40% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Micah Potter | 21:48 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Quenton Jackson | 22:43 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Ben Sheppard | 27:06 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Kobe Brown | 18:48 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-4 | 75% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 130 | 39 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 47-94 | 50% | 20-42 | 48% | 16-20 | 80% | — |
Aaron Nesmith —
T.J. McConnell —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DAL51/94 (54%)
Paint
33/54 (61%)
Mid
17/25 (68%)
3PT
11/28 (39%)
RA 61%Paint 68%ATB3 40%Corner 3 38%Mid 20%
IND47/94 (50%)
Paint
24/44 (55%)
Mid
5/15 (33%)
3PT
20/42 (48%)
ATB3 46%RA 58%Paint 50%Corner 3 56%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jarace Walker
defended Khris Middleton
6.0 min • 8 pts • 75%
Best Defender
Kam Jones
held Naji Marshall
2.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Pascal Siakam
vs P.J. Washington
4.5 min • 17 pts • 70%
| IND Defense | Brandon Williams | Caleb Martin | Daniel Gafford | Khris Middleton | Klay Thompson | Marvin Bagley III | Max Christie | Naji Marshall | P.J. Washington | Tyus Jones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 5pts 50% | 1.3m 5pts 100% | 4.5m 17pts 70% | — |
| Jarace Walker | — | — | — | 6.0m 8pts 75% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% | — |
| Andrew Nembhard | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 3pts 25% | — | — | 3.5m 8pts 67% | — | 1.3m 8pts 100% | — |
| Kam Jones | 2.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 6pts 100% |
| Jay Huff | — | — | 4.7m 5pts 50% | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Sheppard | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 5pts 67% | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Quenton Jackson | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 5pts 100% |
| Micah Potter | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.8m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — |
| Kobe Brown | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 100% | — |
| Other | 2.1m 7pts 50% | — | 2.4m 8pts 75% | 3.2m 6pts 40% | — | 2.9m 8pts 38% | 1.9m 3pts 50% | 4.0m 2pts 100% | 2.9m 3pts 50% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = IND leads, negative = DAL leads
IND Largest Lead
3
Q1 6:08
DAL Largest Lead
11
Q4 0:22
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DAL 8-0 run
Q3 5:46 – Q3 7:40
-4 → -10