⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
Dirk Nowitzki made 20 ft Jumper.
Q4 2:51 · DAL 95-93 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Finley Lost Ball. Stolen by Bonzi Wells.
Q4 2:28 · DAL 95-93 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:52 · DAL 42-41 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Arvydas Sabonis Offensive Foul
Q4 2:12 · DAL 95-93 POR
- Turnover
Arvydas Sabonis Foul
Q4 2:12 · DAL 95-93 POR
- Missed FT
Ruben Patterson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:36 · DAL 97-93 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
