⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their nine- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 22-12 off them
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:22 · CHI 66-69 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 6:30 · CHI 88-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendall Gill Double Technical Foul. Michael Finley gains possession.
Q1 1:10 · CHI 30-22 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:34 · CHI 32-32 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 11:45 · CHI 46-62 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 10:56 · CHI 74-93 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
