⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+6Q124-18
0Q227-25
+7Q326-18
-1Q427-29
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of eleven from three- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 17-8 off them
Key battles
9Blocks1
64%Three-point accuracy25%
6Turnovers18
8Steals2
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
