Despite some shaky defense down the stretch, the Indiana Pacers locked in when it mattered the most, forcing six straight misses in the final two minutes to top the Dallas Mavericks, improving to to 2-0 on their road trip. The Pacers led 121-110 midway through the fourth, but surrendered 10 straight, forcing Indiana to dig in defensivley.
They proceeded to force Dallas into five missed threes in that time, even overcoming a second chance opportunity when Aaron Nesmith blocked Kyrie Irving out of bounds following a Luka Doncic offensive rebound. The game sat at 124-122 with 11 seconds remaining, the Mavericks eventually fouling Andrew Nembhard as Indiana attempted to quickly move the ball up the court.