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Dallas Mavericks at Indiana Pacers, Oct 23, 2026

NBA · 2026-27Oct 23, 2026 · FinalRegular season

Dallas Mavericks

121AT

Indiana Pacers

105
Pacers vs Mavericks: every meeting
STORY

Final

From the verified box score; records count this game

Quick HitRout

Mavericks build 37-point lead by halftime, rout Pacers

Cooper Flagg scored 12 in a 44-point first quarter, and Indiana never led.

NightlyHoops desk · Quick HitWritten by AI (Claude Opus 5.5) from the box score and play-by-play. Every number and name was checked against them.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Mavericks led by 37 before halftime and beat the Pacers 121-105 on Friday. Indiana never led.

Dallas scored 44 points in the first quarter, 12 of them from Cooper Flagg. In the second, the Pacers went 5:34 without a field goal, and the Mavericks used a 15-0 run to make it 61-31. A later 10-0 run reached 77-40. Indiana won the second half 62-44, with three 8-0 runs along the way.

Kyrie Irving led all scorers with 24 points in 25 minutes. He hit five 3-pointers. P.J. Washington added 20 points and 13 rebounds. Pascal Siakam scored 23 for Indiana, 10 of them in the fourth quarter.

37
Mavericks largest lead
14-7
3-pointers made, DAL to IND
14-19
Turnovers, DAL to IND
Who led, and by how much Hover or tap for the score at any moment

DAL ahead above the line · IND ahead below

504030201010Q1Q2Q3Q4DAL by 37
The margin through the game, from the play-by-play. Above the line DAL leads; below it, IND.
Sources: the fact sheet this story was written from
  • GAME: Dallas Mavericks (DAL) at Indiana Pacers (IND), Friday, October 23, 2026, in Indianapolis. NBA regular season.
  • FINAL: Mavericks 121, Pacers 105. (DAL 121, IND 105.) Final margin: 16.
  • POINTS BY QUARTER: DAL 44 33 21 23; IND 27 16 33 29.
  • SCORE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD (DAL-IND): Q1 44-27, Q2 77-43, Q3 98-76, Q4 121-105.
  • HALVES: first half, Mavericks 77, Pacers 43; second half, Mavericks 44, Pacers 62.
  • LARGEST LEADS: DAL 37 (77-40, 0:42.3 left in the 2nd quarter); IND never led. Scores are DAL-IND.
  • LEAD CHANGES: 0. TIES: 3.
  • Pacers never led.
  • RUNS (8 or more unanswered points; each scorer's points in the run):
  • - DAL 10-0 from 4:55 left in the 1st quarter to 3:27 left in the 1st quarter, 20-17 to 30-17 (Marcus Sasser 3, Cooper Flagg 3, unnamed 4)
  • - DAL 8-0 from 1:47 left in the 1st quarter to 0:54.3 left in the 1st quarter, 34-23 to 42-23 (Cooper Flagg 5, unnamed 3)
  • - DAL 15-0 from 9:39 left in the 2nd quarter to 5:16 left in the 2nd quarter, 46-31 to 61-31 (Zaccharie Risacher 6, Morez Johnson Jr. 2, Max Christie 3, Daniel Gafford 2, unnamed 2)
  • - DAL 10-0 from 2:05 left in the 2nd quarter to 0:42.3 left in the 2nd quarter, 67-40 to 77-40 (P.J. Washington 3, Cooper Flagg 2, Max Christie 2, unnamed 3)
  • - IND 8-0 from 5:28 left in the 3rd quarter to 4:22 left in the 3rd quarter, 85-54 to 85-62 (Quenton Jackson 3, Tyrese Haliburton 2, Obi Toppin 3)
  • - IND 8-0 from 3:23 left in the 3rd quarter to 2:17 left in the 3rd quarter, 89-62 to 89-70 (Obi Toppin 2, Quenton Jackson 3, Kelly Oubre Jr. 3)
  • - IND 8-0 from 0:00.3 left in the 3rd quarter to 10:30 left in the 4th quarter, 98-74 to 98-82 (Tyrese Haliburton 2, Pascal Siakam 5, Aaron Nesmith 1)
  • STRAIGHT TEAM POINTS BY ONE PLAYER (the other team may score in between):
  • - P.J. Washington scored 6 straight Mavericks points, from 4:05 left in the 3rd quarter to 1:53 left in the 3rd quarter (87-62, 89-62, 90-70, 91-70).
  • - Andrew Nembhard scored 8 straight Pacers points, from 3:19 left in the 1st quarter to 0:42.9 left in the 1st quarter (30-19, 33-20, 33-21, 34-23, 42-25).
  • DROUGHT: Pacers went 5:34 of game clock without a field goal in the 2nd quarter, from 9:54 to 4:20 left.
  • TIMELINE (the facts above in game order, each at the moment it began; a later line began later; scores DAL-IND):
  • - 4:55 to 3:27 left in the 1st quarter: DAL 10-0 run, 20-17 to 30-17.
  • - 3:19 to 0:42.9 left in the 1st quarter: Andrew Nembhard scores 8 straight Pacers points (30-19 after the first, 42-25 after the last).
  • - 1:47 to 0:54.3 left in the 1st quarter: DAL 8-0 run, 34-23 to 42-23.
  • - End of the 1st quarter: 44-27.
  • - 9:54 to 4:20 left in the 2nd quarter: Pacers go without a field goal (5:34).
  • - 9:39 to 5:16 left in the 2nd quarter: DAL 15-0 run, 46-31 to 61-31.
  • - 2:05 to 0:42.3 left in the 2nd quarter: DAL 10-0 run, 67-40 to 77-40.
  • - 0:42.3 left in the 2nd quarter: DAL leads by 37, its largest lead (77-40).
  • - End of the 2nd quarter: 77-43.
  • - 5:28 to 4:22 left in the 3rd quarter: IND 8-0 run, 85-54 to 85-62.
  • - 4:05 to 1:53 left in the 3rd quarter: P.J. Washington scores 6 straight Mavericks points (87-62 after the first, 91-70 after the last).
  • - 3:23 to 2:17 left in the 3rd quarter: IND 8-0 run, 89-62 to 89-70.
  • - 0:00.3 left in the 3rd quarter to 10:30 left in the 4th quarter: IND 8-0 run, 98-74 to 98-82.
  • - End of the 3rd quarter: 98-76.
  • - End of the 4th quarter: 121-105.
  • TEAM TOTALS:
  • - DAL: FG 44-88 (50.0%), 3PT 14-34 (41.2%), FT 19-23, 46 rebounds (11 offensive), 28 assists, 14 turnovers, 10 steals, 11 blocks, 43 bench points
  • - IND: FG 39-88 (44.3%), 3PT 7-32 (21.9%), FT 20-28, 42 rebounds (13 offensive), 27 assists, 19 turnovers, 6 steals, 6 blocks, 37 bench points
  • TWO-POINT SHOOTING (inside the arc: FG less 3PT):
  • - DAL: 2PT 30-54 (55.6%)
  • - IND: 2PT 32-56 (57.1%)
  • PLAYERS, Dallas Mavericks:
  • - Kyrie Irving (starter, 25 min): 24 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 8-15, 3PT 5-10, FT 3-3, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 tov, 6 fouls, +/- +8
  • - P.J. Washington (starter, 33 min): 20 pts, 13 reb (3 off), 0 ast, FG 6-11, 3PT 2-4, FT 6-8, 0 stl, 3 blk, 2 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -4 | points by period 4-5-9-2
  • - Max Christie (starter, 38 min): 16 pts, 4 reb (0 off), 4 ast, FG 7-14, 3PT 2-5, FT 0-0, 1 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -2 | points by period 4-5-2-5
  • - Naji Marshall (bench, 33 min): 15 pts, 4 reb (1 off), 6 ast, FG 7-15, 3PT 0-4, FT 1-2, 3 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +1
  • - Cooper Flagg (starter, 17 min): 14 pts, 5 reb (0 off), 6 ast, FG 4-6, 3PT 2-2, FT 4-4, 3 stl, 1 blk, 3 tov, 1 foul, +/- +34 | points by period 12-2-0-0
  • - Zaccharie Risacher (bench, 32 min): 11 pts, 6 reb (3 off), 1 ast, FG 4-11, 3PT 1-4, FT 2-2, 1 stl, 3 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- +14 | points by period 3-8-0-0
  • - Morez Johnson Jr. (bench, 17 min): 8 pts, 6 reb (2 off), 0 ast, FG 3-5, 3PT 0-1, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +21 | points by period 0-4-2-2
  • - Marcus Sasser (bench, 27 min): 6 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 2-5, 3PT 2-4, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 1 blk, 1 tov, 5 fouls, +/- -6 | points by period 6-0-0-0
  • - Daniel Gafford (starter, 15 min): 4 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 5 ast, FG 2-4, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 2 blk, 0 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +2 | points by period 2-2-0-0
  • - Moussa Cissé (bench, 1 min): 3 pts, 1 reb (1 off), 0 ast, FG 1-1, 3PT 0-0, FT 1-2, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- +3 | points by period 0-0-0-3
  • - Sergio de Larrea (bench, 1 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-1, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- +3
  • - Tobi Lawal (bench, 1 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 1 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- +3
  • - Walter Clayton Jr. (bench, 1 min): 0 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- +3
  • PLAYERS, Indiana Pacers:
  • - Pascal Siakam (starter, 29 min): 23 pts, 3 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 8-13, 3PT 3-5, FT 4-7, 0 stl, 0 blk, 5 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -4 | points by period 5-6-2-10
  • - Tyrese Haliburton (starter, 32 min): 18 pts, 6 reb (2 off), 7 ast, FG 8-17, 3PT 0-4, FT 2-2, 1 stl, 2 blk, 3 tov, 0 fouls, +/- 0 | points by period 6-0-8-4
  • - Andrew Nembhard (starter, 32 min): 16 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 5 ast, FG 5-11, 3PT 1-2, FT 5-5, 1 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 1 foul, +/- -6 | points by period 11-0-2-3
  • - Obi Toppin (bench, 25 min): 13 pts, 5 reb (2 off), 1 ast, FG 5-10, 3PT 0-2, FT 3-3, 0 stl, 1 blk, 1 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -9 | points by period 0-4-5-4
  • - Aaron Nesmith (bench, 20 min): 9 pts, 4 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 2-7, 3PT 1-5, FT 4-6, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -11 | points by period 0-2-3-4
  • - Ivica Zubac (starter, 24 min): 9 pts, 11 reb (4 off), 2 ast, FG 4-7, 3PT 0-0, FT 1-2, 0 stl, 1 blk, 3 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -23 | points by period 3-4-2-0
  • - Quenton Jackson (bench, 17 min): 8 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 3-8, 3PT 1-6, FT 1-1, 1 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 5 fouls, +/- +6 | points by period 0-0-6-2
  • - Jalen Slawson (bench, 16 min): 4 pts, 5 reb (2 off), 2 ast, FG 2-2, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-2, 2 stl, 2 blk, 1 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +7 | points by period 0-0-2-2
  • - Kelly Oubre Jr. (bench, 20 min): 3 pts, 2 reb (2 off), 2 ast, FG 1-10, 3PT 1-6, FT 0-0, 1 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -16 | points by period 0-0-3-0
  • - Jarace Walker (starter, 17 min): 2 pts, 1 reb (1 off), 1 ast, FG 1-2, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 4 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -13 | points by period 2-0-0-0
  • - Jay Huff (bench, 5 min): 0 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-1, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -5
  • - Kobe Brown (bench, 1 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -3
  • - Larry Nance Jr. (bench, 1 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -3
  • PLAYER FACTS:
  • - Cooper Flagg scored 12 in the 1st quarter.
  • - Naji Marshall was called for 1 technical.
  • SCORING PLAYS IN THE LAST 6:00 OF THE 4TH QUARTER (DAL-IND after the play):
  • - 5:44 DAL +2 unnamed -> 112-92
  • - 5:19 IND +2 Jalen Slawson (14' driving floating Jump Shot) -> 112-94
  • - 4:57 IND +2 Obi Toppin (running alley-oop DUNK) -> 112-96
  • - 4:39 IND +2 Andrew Nembhard (driving finger roll Layup) -> 112-98
  • - 4:39 IND +1 Andrew Nembhard (Free Throw 1 of 1) -> 112-99
  • - 4:05 DAL +2 unnamed -> 114-99
  • - 3:27 DAL +2 Max Christie (14' pullup Jump Shot) -> 116-99
  • - 2:40 IND +2 Tyrese Haliburton (tip Layup) -> 116-101
  • - 2:24 IND +2 Pascal Siakam (DUNK) -> 116-103
  • - 2:05 DAL +2 P.J. Washington (driving DUNK) -> 118-103
  • - 1:56 IND +2 Tyrese Haliburton (9' pullup Jump Shot) -> 118-105
  • - 0:44.1 DAL +1 Moussa Cissé (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 119-105
  • - 0:20.2 DAL +2 Moussa Cissé (putback Layup) -> 121-105
  • SEASON LINES THE GAME'S PREVIEW STATED (before this game):
  • - Cooper Flagg averaged 21.1 points in 69 games last season.
  • - Naji Marshall averaged 15.4 points in 73 games last season.
  • - Pascal Siakam averaged 24.0 points in 62 games last season.
  • ANGLE: Rout. VOICE: Quick Hit.
PREVIEW

Before tip

As it stood at tip · open to read

The Mavericks play at the Pacers on Friday, Oct 23, at 7:00 PM EDT. The Mavericks are 0-1 this season, and the Mavericks are 0-1 on the road this season. The Mavericks' confirmed starters are Daniel Gafford, Cooper Flagg, Kyrie Irving, P.J. Washington and Max Christie (NBA official lineups, 2:35 PM EDT). On the other side, the Pacers are 1-0 this season. The Pacers' confirmed starters are Ivica Zubac, Pascal Siakam, Tyrese Haliburton, Jarace Walker and Andrew Nembhard (NBA official lineups, 2:35 PM EDT). The Mavericks won the last meeting with the Pacers 134-130 on Feb 22, away from home, and since 2019-20, the Pacers are 8-6 against the Mavericks in the regular season.

Written by AI (Claude Haiku 5.5) from the facts below; every name and number is filled in from the data, not by the model.

Facts as of 12:02 AM EDT

  • The Mavericks play at the Pacers on Friday, Oct 23, at 7:00 PM EDT.
  • The Mavericks are 0-1 this season.
  • The Mavericks are 0-1 on the road this season.
  • The Mavericks last played on Oct 21.
  • Cooper Flagg averaged 21.1 points in 69 games last season.
  • Naji Marshall averaged 15.4 points in 73 games last season.
  • The Mavericks' confirmed starters are Daniel Gafford, Cooper Flagg, Kyrie Irving, P.J. Washington and Max Christie (NBA official lineups, 2:35 PM EDT).
  • The Pacers are 1-0 this season.
  • The Pacers last played on Oct 21.
  • Pascal Siakam averaged 24.0 points in 62 games last season.
  • The Pacers' confirmed starters are Ivica Zubac, Pascal Siakam, Tyrese Haliburton, Jarace Walker and Andrew Nembhard (NBA official lineups, 2:35 PM EDT).
  • The Mavericks won the last meeting with the Pacers 134-130 on Feb 22, away from home.
  • Since 2019-20, the Pacers are 8-6 against the Mavericks in the regular season.

Starting fives

Confirmed by the league’s official lineups. Until then: in the NBA, the five those lineups list as expected; otherwise, the five each team started in its last game.

Dallas Mavericks

Confirmed · 2:35 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. KI
    Kyrie IrvingPG · 15.0 PTS · 4.0 REB · 2.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  2. MC
    Max ChristieSG · 5.0 PTS · 3.0 REB · 2.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  3. PW
    P.J. WashingtonSF · 10.0 PTS · 4.0 REB · 2.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  4. CF
    Cooper FlaggPF · 32.0 PTS · 5.0 REB · 2.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  5. DG
    Daniel GaffordC · 2.0 PTS · 3.0 REB · 1.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season

Indiana Pacers

Confirmed · 2:35 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. TH
    Tyrese HaliburtonPG · 23.0 PTS · 2.0 REB · 12.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  2. AN
    Andrew NembhardSG · 18.0 PTS · 2.0 REB · 9.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  3. JW
    Jarace WalkerSF · 3.0 PTS · 6.0 REB · 2.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  4. PS
    Pascal SiakamPF · 30.0 PTS · 8.0 REB · 1.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  5. IZ
    Ivica ZubacC · 16.0 PTS · 15.0 REB · 0.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season

Injury report

The league’s official report: each listed player’s status and reason as reported, in report order.

Dallas Mavericks

NBA Official Injury Report · Oct 22, 6:15 PM EDT

  1. Santi AldamaOutInjury/Illness - Right Knee Surgery (Knee)
  2. Tarik BiberovicOutInjury/Illness - Right Heel Bursitis
  3. Jett HowardDoubtfulInjury/Illness - Right Calf Tightness/Soreness (Calf)
  4. Dereck LivelyIIOutInjury/Illness - Right Foot Surgery (Foot)
  5. Caleb MartinOutInjury/Illness - Right Thumb Sprain (Thumb)

Indiana Pacers

NBA Official Injury Report · Oct 22, 6:15 PM EDT

  1. Kobe BrownProbableG League - Two-Way
  2. Johnny FurphyOutInjury/Illness - Right ACL Repair/Surgery
  3. T.J. McConnellOutInjury/Illness - Right Hamstring Strain (Hamstring)
  4. Aaron NesmithQuestionableInjury/Illness - Left Hamstring Strain (Hamstring)
  5. Ben SheppardQuestionableInjury/Illness - Left Knee Soreness (Knee)
  6. Jalen SlawsonProbableG League - Two-Way
  7. Braden SmithDoubtfulG League - Two-Way
SELECTED PLAYER
KI

Kyrie Irving

DAL · Starter · 24:54 MIN

BOX SCORE

Player contributions

Choose any row to inspect

Dallas Mavericks at Indiana Pacers: one row per player, by points, highest first. Team totals add up the player rows.
PLAYERMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFFG3PTFT+/-
24:54241311268–155–103–3+8
28:57233300538–133–54–7-4
33:082013003236–112–46–8-4
32:10186712308–170–42–20
32:19162510115–111–25–5-6
37:51164410247–142–50–0-2
33:20154630237–150–41–2+1
17:00145631314–62–24–4+34
25:13135101105–100–23–3-9
31:46116113014–111–42–2+14
20:0494100142–71–54–6-11
23:39911201324–70–01–2-23
16:4986000223–50–12–2+21
16:5181310053–81–61–1+6
26:4762301152–52–40–0-6
14:3643502022–40–00–0+2
16:1445222122–20–00–2+7
19:3532210001–101–60–0-16
0:5631000001–10–01–2+3
16:5521100421–20–10–0-13
5:2502000000–10–10–0-5
1:1800000010–00–00–0-3
1:1800000000–00–00–0-3
0:5600000000–10–00–0+3
0:5600010000–00–00–0+3
0:5601000000–00–00–0+3
DAL totalsSum of 13 player lines12146281011142744–8814–3419–23
IND totalsSum of 13 player lines105422766192039–887–3220–28

Team totals add up the player rows above. DNP: did not play. —: not recorded. Quarter scores are not shown.

SURPRISES

Against their usual

Regular season · Game Score against each player's usual line

DALDallas Mavericks

Every scored player stayed within the usual range.

INDIndiana Pacers

Every scored player stayed within the usual range.