⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:54 · DAL 32-35 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 11:04 · DAL 43-38 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Walt Williams Double Technical Foul. Ruben Patterson gains possession.
Q2 0:22 · DAL 34-38 POR
- Turnover
Shawn Bradley Offensive Foul
Q4 4:39 · DAL 75-68 POR
- Turnover
Shawn Bradley Foul
Q4 4:39 · DAL 75-68 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:47 · DAL 8-14 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 0:26 · DAL 16-18 POR
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q1 0:26 · DAL 16-18 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
