⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+9Q124-16
-18Q220-36
+8Q321-13
+1Q426-26
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 23-13 off them
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
20%Three-point accuracy53%
3Threes made9
13Points off turnovers23
20Offensive rebounds12
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
