⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 21-9 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 36 in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 36
Q3 11:29 · DAL 81-45 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 46
Q3 5:47 · DAL 93-47 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 44-point lead to 52
Q4 7:48 · DAL 110-58 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 48-point deficit to 39
Q4 2:17 · DAL 114-75 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chucky Atkins Technical Foul
Q1 4:58 · DAL 22-9 DET
- Technical
Clifford Robinson Technical Foul
Q1 0:00 · DAL 35-20 DET
- Technical
Chauncey Billups Technical Foul
Q3 10:26 · DAL 74-45 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
