⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-14Q120-35
+9Q233-23
+3Q324-21
+2Q429-27
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 24-16 off them
Key battles
6Blocks3
16Turnovers10
10Threes made6
16Points off turnovers24
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
