⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 9:00 · DAL 71-62 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 4:20 · DAL 109-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q2 7:54 · DAL 44-35 MEM
- Technical
Jason Williams Technical Foul
Q3 6:58 · DAL 75-62 MEM
- Technical
Jason Williams Technical Foul
Q3 4:09 · DAL 80-68 MEM
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
