⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 21 from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 23-10 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:06 · NO 28-30 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 11:25 · NO 47-62 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 0:28 · NO 69-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Calvin Booth Technical Foul
Q2 9:27 · NO 25-30 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
