⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+2Q126-28
-8Q219-29
-18Q311-29
+8Q426-16
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 21-13 off them
- Made two threes to their eight
Key battles
42%Three-point accuracy18%
10Free throws made26
8Threes made2
2Fast break points7
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
