⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 21-10 off them- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donnell Harvey missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:05 · DEN 71-79 DAL
- Turnover
Nikoloz Tskitishvili Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Nash.
Q4 0:07 · DEN 75-80 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 4:28 · DEN 12-20 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Walt Williams Technical Foul
Q1 4:54 · DEN 11-9 DAL
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · DEN 75-79 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
