⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 16-8 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:54 · NY 78-89 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:46 · NY 102-103 DAL
- Ties it
Allan Houston made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Q4 0:05 · NY 115-115 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Nash.
OT 4:22 · NY 115-117 DAL
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass
OT 3:25 · NY 115-119 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 10:56 · NY 2-13 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
OT 4:39 · NY 115-117 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass. Stolen by Kurt Thomas.
Q4 2:47 · NY 106-109 DAL
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Anfernee Hardaway.
Q4 1:43 · NY 106-109 DAL
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 0:08 · NY 112-115 DAL
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
