⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better 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, seven turnovers to their thirteen- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:11 · DEN 35-35 DAL
- Lead
Calbert Cheaney made Jumper. Assisted by George McCloud.
Q4 2:31 · DEN 96-94 DAL
- Ties it
Donnell Harvey made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
OT 2:19 · DEN 102-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Bad Pass. Stolen by Raef LaFrentz.
Q4 3:30 · DEN 94-94 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 8:53 · DEN 8-21 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 10:00 · DEN 60-64 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 0:32 · DEN 76-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Eduardo Najera Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 3:10 · DEN 46-47 DAL
- Technical
Steve Nash Technical Foul
Q4 6:46 · DEN 84-86 DAL
- Turnover
Raef LaFrentz Bad Pass. Stolen by Donnell Harvey.
OT 2:38 · DEN 100-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
