⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 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
+16Q132-16
0Q226-28
-3Q323-23
-12Q425-36
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 24-12 off them
Key battles
2Blocks7
3Steals8
17Turnovers8
12Points off turnovers24
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
