⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-7 off them- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 4:13 · NO 79-76 DAL
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Lost Ball
Q4 3:20 · NO 79-78 DAL
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Inbound
Q4 3:02 · NO 79-80 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:15 · NO 53-54 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 3:20 · NO 62-66 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:22 · NO 77-76 DAL
- Missed FT
Shawn Bradley missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:28 · NO 79-78 DAL
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · NO 81-82 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
