⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth 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 Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 28
- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 13
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:13 · DAL 23-18 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 3:04 · DAL 109-84 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:26 · DAL 2-8 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:21 · DAL 28-31 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordan Giricek missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 8:29 · DAL 88-74 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
