⏱️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
▼ WSH 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 Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40
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 took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 10:55 · DAL 35-28 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 11:11 · DAL 0-0 WSH
- Technical
Michael Finley Technical Foul
Q3 7:37 · DAL 56-49 WSH
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:55 · DAL 84-79 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:13 · DAL 12-16 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 8:37 · DAL 35-36 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:18 · DAL 58-55 WSH
- Turnover
Larry Hughes Lost Ball
Q4 3:09 · DAL 82-79 WSH
- Turnover
Christian Laettner 3 second
Q4 1:38 · DAL 84-79 WSH
📊The numbers
| DAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |








