Indiana opened the lead back up to nine in the early portion of the third quarter as the Pacers' offense stayed hot, but an 8-0 run for the Mavs right back down to one. Back-to-back threes by Myles Turner, who was giving fits to the Mavs with his spacing, gave them a little bit of a cushion again, though.

Myles Turner didn't say exactly what his in-season trips back home to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex used to be like when he was a younger man with less responsibility, only vaguely hinting that a certain development in his life has made them more low key.