⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of twelve from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 23-5 off them
- Lost the glass, 36 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:49 · DAL 9-0 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:49 · DAL 60-60 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
