⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 7:50 · WSH 12-11 DAL
- Ties it
Michael Jordan made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Q4 2:33 · WSH 96-96 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 11:25 · WSH 3-11 DAL
- Lead
Michael Finley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:49 · WSH 94-95 DAL
- Winner
Steve Nash made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
Q4 2:19 · WSH 96-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Technical Foul
Q2 1:09 · WSH 40-45 DAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
