⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second quarter- Made two threes to their eight
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 8:30 · DAL 41-34 NY
- Winner
Marquis Daniels made 9 ft Jumper.
Q4 1:27 · DAL 99-97 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 2:30 · DAL 95-90 NY
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · DAL 103-101 NY
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · DAL 103-101 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Ties it
Stephon Marbury made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:45 · DAL 97-97 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Penny Hardaway missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:10 · DAL 99-97 NY
📊The numbers
| DAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
