โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 24-6 off them
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 39
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 49
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:50 ยท POR 83-84 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ruben Patterson Double Technical Foul. Shawn Bradley gains possession.
Q1 3:31 ยท POR 12-20 DAL
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:45 ยท POR 55-61 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 9:36 ยท POR 4-16 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Raef LaFrentz Technical Foul
Q2 0:45 ยท POR 55-61 DAL
๐The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |





