⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+11Q126-17
+12Q235-26
-5Q322-28
-4Q430-34
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 40
Key battles
24Points off turnovers14
19Free throws made31
10Threes made6
50%Three-point accuracy35%
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
