⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
+5Q125-22
-8Q224-32
-5Q317-21
-6Q419-28
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twelve- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 22-11 off them
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
15Offensive rebounds6
12Free throws made26
22Points off turnovers11
13Turnovers20
📊The numbers
| WSH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
