⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 3:54 · DAL 29-18 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 7:58 · DAL 67-52 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 0:36 · DAL 84-68 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 4:41 · DAL 95-80 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:50 · DAL 57-50 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:23 · DAL 73-68 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Rose Technical Foul
Q4 4:41 · DAL 95-80 CHI
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
