⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+8Q126-17
-3Q218-21
-6Q323-24
+6Q423-19
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 25 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty
Key battles
26Free throws made13
2Threes made6
14Offensive rebounds18
14Assists16
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
