⏱️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 second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nene Hilario Technical Foul. Hilario's 2nd Technical Foul.
Q4 8:45 · DEN 79-80 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 2:45 · DEN 88-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alan Henderson Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 3:02 · DEN 86-93 DAL
- Turnover
Alan Henderson Traveling
Q4 2:11 · DEN 88-95 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
