โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ DAL better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
โ๏ธWhat 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
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:41 ยท DAL 71-71 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 9:37 ยท DAL 85-80 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul
Q3 1:00 ยท DAL 73-73 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:23 ยท DAL 23-30 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q2 3:04 ยท DAL 41-42 POR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:04 ยท DAL 94-88 POR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:34 ยท DAL 101-93 POR
๐The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |








