⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+23Q132-11
-1Q223-24
-8Q315-23
-3Q424-27
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 27
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their six, and were outscored 21-4 off them
Key battles
4Points off turnovers21
7Free throws made20
17Turnovers6
2Steals7
📊The numbers
| DAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
