Losses don’t get much worse than the one the Indiana Pacers took on tonight to the Dallas Mavericks. Indiana was never able to put their stamp on the game, allowing the Mavs to not only hang around, but dictate much of the game, which had two distinct faces: a three-quarter slugfest and an offensive explosion in the fourth.
Unfortunately for the Pacers, they didn’t win either battle, especially in closing quarters. Not only did the Mavericks go 3-3 in end of quarter buckets for eight points in the first three quarters, they outscored Indiana 22-6 in the final two minutes of each quarter, proving detrimental to the Pacers, who lacked fight, focus, and Victor Oladipo.