⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+9Q134-22
0Q223-23
-9Q316-24
-3Q430-31
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight
Key battles
4Steals10
15Turnovers8
7Threes made4
37%Three-point accuracy27%
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 36 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
