⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 6:50 · DAL 51-32 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q3 9:00 · DAL 72-63 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Technical Foul
Q2 9:55 · DAL 35-26 POR
- Technical
Derek Anderson Technical Foul
Q2 4:22 · DAL 48-32 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
