⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 27
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 6:28 · DAL 23-7 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 7:00 · DAL 77-60 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 5:31 · DAL 111-90 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis Technical Foul
Q2 7:16 · DAL 40-24 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 2:15 · DAL 79-64 BOS
- Technical
Mark Blount Technical Foul
Q4 6:28 · DAL 99-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
