Indiana Pacers 122, Dallas Mavericks 125 — Recap

November 9, 2026 · Recap published November 9, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Indiana Pacers 125-122, overcoming a halftime deficit behind dominant performances from Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving. SportsFBI's pregame model leaned toward Dallas at 76 percent probability, and the visitors ultimately delivered despite a strong early push from Indiana. The Pacers established control in the opening frame with a 31-26 advantage and built further separation by outscoring Dallas 35-30 in the second quarter to carry a 66-56 lead into halftime.

Dallas shifted the momentum decisively in the third quarter, roaring back with a 34-27 scoring edge to narrow the deficit before completing the comeback in the final period. The Mavericks poured in 35 points in the fourth quarter while holding the Pacers to 29, securing the three-point victory.

Cooper Flagg anchored the Dallas offense with 43 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists, shooting 16 of 25 from the field including 3 three-pointers. Kyrie Irving added 35 points for the Mavericks, fueling the perimeter attack with 7 shots from beyond the arc on 11-of-18 overall shooting. Pascal Siakam paced Indiana with 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists, hitting 5 threes on 9-of-16 shooting. Aaron Nesmith contributed 18 points with 4 triples, and Ivica Zubac chipped in 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the loss.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Dallas Mavericks (76% confidence). It gave a 19% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 3 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · DAL -4.5 IND covered Won by 3

Total · 227.5 Over 247 combined

Moneyline IND +154 · DAL -186 DAL favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (DAL) -2.5-4.5 -2

Total 221.5227.5 +6

Moneyline (DAL) -136-186 -50

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL

Cooper Flagg

43 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 3PM · 16-25 FG

Scoring · DAL

Kyrie Irving

35 PTS, 0 REB, 4 AST, 7 3PM · 11-18 FG

Scoring · IND

Pascal Siakam

29 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 5 3PM · 9-16 FG

Season highs

Cooper Flagg · Season-high 43 pointsPascal Siakam · Season-high 8 assistsKyrie Irving · Season-high 7 threesPascal Siakam · Season-high 5 threesAaron Nesmith · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

IND 13 largest lead Q2 1:36 (IND 63, DAL 50) · 13-0 run, Q2 5:18–Q2 3:08

DAL 8 largest lead Q4 4:19 (IND 108, DAL 116) · 11-0 run, Q1 5:05–Q1 2:38

Swings 5 lead changes Tied 6 times

Ahead for good: Kyrie Irving makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caleb Martin assists) (Q4 9:36, IND 97, DAL 98).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes

Q4 2:45 Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 1IND · IND 113, DAL 116
Q4 1:41 Naji Marshall makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists)DAL · IND 113, DAL 118
Q4 1:14 Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 1 of 3IND · IND 114, DAL 118
Q4 1:14 Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 2 of 3IND · IND 115, DAL 118
Q4 1:14 Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 3 of 3IND · IND 116, DAL 118
Q4 1:02 Cooper Flagg makes 18-foot pullup jump shotDAL · IND 116, DAL 120
Q4 0:52 Aaron Nesmith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)IND · IND 119, DAL 120
Q4 0:38 Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2DAL · IND 119, DAL 121
Q4 0:26 Cooper Flagg makes 18-foot pullup jump shotDAL · IND 119, DAL 123
Q4 0:20 Aaron Nesmith makes 24-foot three pointer (Pascal Siakam assists)IND · IND 122, DAL 123
Q4 0:18 Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2DAL · IND 122, DAL 124
Q4 0:18 Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2DAL · IND 122, DAL 125

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
IND	31	35	27	29		122
DAL	26	30	34	35		125

🧮 How They Scored

INDDAL

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.6%Effective FG%60.2%

12.1%Turnover %13.3%

2.9%Offensive rebound %27.8%

0.341Free-throw rate0.410

Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Pascal Siakam F	35	29	9	8	2	0	0	9-16	5-8	6-8	-5
Andrew Nembhard G-F	34	12	3	12	0	1	3	5-10	1-2	1-1	+15
Aaron Nesmith G-F	34	18	2	2	1	1	2	5-14	4-10	4-6	-5
Ivica Zubac C	28	16	3	0	0	0	1	5-7	0-0	6-8	+6
Quenton Jackson G	25	10	5	4	2	0	1	4-6	2-3	0-0	+6
Kelly Oubre Jr. F	23	14	2	2	0	0	2	6-9	1-3	1-1	-8
Obi Toppin F	19	10	2	4	0	0	0	5-8	0-2	0-0	0
Larry Nance Jr. F	14	4	0	0	2	0	0	1-3	0-2	2-2	-7
Braden Smith G	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
Jarace Walker F	10	7	1	0	0	0	0	2-7	2-5	1-2	-9
T.J. McConnell G	8	2	0	3	1	0	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	-5

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cooper Flagg F	39	43	10	6	3	1	5	16-25	3-6	8-8	-8
Kyrie Irving G	38	35	0	4	0	0	2	11-18	7-10	6-7	+29
P.J. Washington F	35	13	9	1	2	2	2	4-12	2-8	3-6	-2
Naji Marshall F	25	6	5	2	1	0	1	2-4	0-0	2-5	-7
Walter Clayton Jr. G	25	6	6	4	1	1	2	2-6	1-4	1-2	+1
Daniel Gafford F	20	8	2	3	1	0	0	2-3	0-0	4-5	+15
Santi Aldama F	19	10	4	1	0	0	2	4-9	1-5	1-1	+4
Caleb Martin F	19	0	3	5	1	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-11
Zaccharie Risacher F	15	4	2	0	0	0	1	2-4	0-1	0-0	-13
Max Christie G	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+7