⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
+5Q126-18
-4Q217-20
-3Q325-27
+7Q424-18
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 33
Key battles
21Offensive rebounds9
27Free throws made13
8Steals13
63Rebounds45
🏀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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 3:57 · DAL 20-10 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:21 · DAL 20-19 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
