⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 37
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
- Winner
Steve Nash made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:29 · DAL 101-98 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass. Stolen by Jeff McInnis.
Q4 1:24 · DAL 97-95 POR
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:07 · DAL 98-95 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:42 · DAL 72-75 POR
- Ties it
Dale Davis made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:48 · DAL 98-98 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff McInnis Lost Ball. Stolen by Eduardo Najera.
Q4 1:23 · DAL 97-95 POR
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · DAL 101-99 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
