Indiana Pacers vs. Dallas Mavericks
October 23, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Mavericks beat the Pacers 121-105 on 2026-10-23 on the road against the Pacers. The Pacers started Pascal Siakam, Ivica Zubac, Andrew Nembhard, Tyrese Haliburton, and Jarace Walker. The Mavericks started Kyrie Irving, P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Max Christie, and Cooper Flagg. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 5 points (2/5) in his matchups, with Jarace Walker as his primary defender. Pascal Siakam (Pacers) scored 13 points (6/8) in his matchups, with P.J. Washington as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
IND
Indiana Pacers
105
Did not play: Johnny Furphy (Inactive - Injury/Illness), T.J. McConnell (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Ben Sheppard (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Braden Smith (Inactive - G League - Two-Way)
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
121
Did not play: Santi Aldama (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Tarik Biberović (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Jett Howard (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Dereck Lively II (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Caleb Martin (Inactive - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
IND
Indiana Pacers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Pascal Siakam · Ivica Zubac · Andrew Nembhard · Tyrese Haliburton · Jarace Walker Starter 5.3 min
- Pascal Siakam · Ivica Zubac · Andrew Nembhard · Tyrese Haliburton · Aaron Nesmith 7.3 min
- Kelly Oubre Jr. · Ivica Zubac · Andrew Nembhard · Obi Toppin · Jalen Slawson 4.3 min
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Obi Toppin · Quenton Jackson · Jarace Walker 4.1 min
- Kelly Oubre Jr. · Pascal Siakam · Ivica Zubac · Tyrese Haliburton · Aaron Nesmith 2.7 min
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kyrie Irving · P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg Starter 3.8 min
- P.J. Washington · Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Marcus Sasser · Zaccharie Risacher 8.3 min
- Kyrie Irving · P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Naji Marshall · Max Christie 3.7 min
- Kyrie Irving · P.J. Washington · Max Christie · Marcus Sasser · Zaccharie Risacher 3.6 min
- Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Zaccharie Risacher · Cooper Flagg · Morez Johnson Jr. 3.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pacers defense
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Cooper Flagg 5 pts (2/5) in 37 possessions
Guarded by: Jarace Walker (29 %, 0 pts) · Kelly Oubre Jr. (13 %, 0 pts) · Ivica Zubac (12 %, 3 pts)
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Kyrie Irving 6 pts (1/6) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Andrew Nembhard (32 %, 0 pts) · Quenton Jackson (15 %, 0 pts) · Tyrese Haliburton (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Andrew Nembhard | Kyrie Irving: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Max Christie: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Tyrese Haliburton | Max Christie: 18 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Zaccharie Risacher: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Pascal Siakam | P.J. Washington: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Zaccharie Risacher: 9 poss., 7 pts (3/3) |
| Obi Toppin | Zaccharie Risacher: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Naji Marshall: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ivica Zubac | Daniel Gafford: 17 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · Morez Johnson Jr.: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Aaron Nesmith | Naji Marshall: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Marcus Sasser: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | Max Christie: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Marcus Sasser: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Quenton Jackson | Marcus Sasser: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Kyrie Irving: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jarace Walker | Cooper Flagg: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Max Christie: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Slawson | P.J. Washington: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Max Christie: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jay Huff | Morez Johnson Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moussa Cissé: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Tobi Lawal: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zaccharie Risacher: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kobe Brown | Walter Clayton Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Mavericks defense
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Pascal Siakam 13 pts (6/8) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: P.J. Washington (48 %, 3 pts) · Zaccharie Risacher (17 %, 2 pts) · Naji Marshall (8 %, 2 pts)
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Aaron Nesmith 20 pts (6/10) in 38 possessions
Guarded by: Naji Marshall (26 %, 2 pts) · Zaccharie Risacher (18 %, 3 pts) · Cooper Flagg (14 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Max Christie | Tyrese Haliburton: 25 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Andrew Nembhard: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| P.J. Washington | Pascal Siakam: 25 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Obi Toppin: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Naji Marshall | Jalen Slawson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Nesmith: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Obi Toppin: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Pascal Siakam: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kyrie Irving | Andrew Nembhard: 26 poss., 8 pts (2/5) · Quenton Jackson: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Marcus Sasser | Quenton Jackson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tyrese Haliburton: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Cooper Flagg | Jarace Walker: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Aaron Nesmith: 5 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Daniel Gafford | Ivica Zubac: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Andrew Nembhard: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Morez Johnson Jr. | Ivica Zubac: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Obi Toppin: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Sergio de Larrea | Kobe Brown: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jay Huff: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Moussa Cissé | Jay Huff: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Larry Nance Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tobi Lawal | Jarace Walker: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Larry Nance Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Kelly Oubre Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jay Huff: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |