⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:47 · DAL 57-41 MEM
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul
Q3 6:28 · DAL 77-59 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 0:27 · DAL 62-51 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 2:31 · DAL 88-76 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Technical Foul
Q2 1:47 · DAL 57-41 MEM
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |










