⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:41 · BKN 18-8 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 8:21 · BKN 64-52 DAL
- Go-ahead
Rodney Rogers made Layup. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
Q4 0:33 · BKN 98-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:57 · BKN 91-93 DAL
- Turnover
Rodney Rogers Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Nash.
Q4 2:21 · BKN 92-95 DAL
- Turnover
Lucious Harris Bad Pass. Stolen by Marquis Daniels.
Q4 0:04 · BKN 98-99 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:52 · BKN 39-38 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 10:42 · BKN 76-81 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Q4 0:26 · BKN 98-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash Lost Ball. Stolen by Kerry Kittles.
Q4 0:40 · BKN 96-97 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass. Stolen by Rodney Rogers.
Q4 0:15 · BKN 98-99 DAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
