⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:35 · DAL 38-29 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 8:07 · DAL 51-38 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 6:16 · DAL 90-67 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Antoine Walker Double Technical Foul. Kendall Gill gains possession.
Q1 3:18 · DAL 22-23 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Fizer Technical Foul
Q2 11:00 · DAL 37-29 CHI
- Technical
Eddie Robinson Technical Foul
Q3 2:18 · DAL 96-69 CHI
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
