⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first 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 Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 10:45 · DAL 67-55 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 6:41 · DAL 77-58 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Technical Foul
Q2 1:46 · DAL 53-50 MEM
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 10:45 · DAL 57-55 MEM
- Technical
Shawn Bradley Technical Foul
Q4 0:44 · DAL 110-85 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bonzi Wells Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 10:45 · DAL 57-55 MEM
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
