⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-8Q129-31
+2Q229-23
+19Q340-16
-7Q424-30
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 28-13 off them
Key battles
28Points off turnovers13
12Threes made6
60%Three-point accuracy40%
12Turnovers18
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
