⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28 in the second quarter
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 stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 3:47 · DAL 32-14 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28
Q2 4:43 · DAL 68-40 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 3:25 · DAL 94-73 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Erick Dampier Flagrant Foul Type 1. Dampier's 3rd Personal Foul, Dallas's 2nd Team Foul.
Q3 8:37 · DAL 82-56 BOS
- Technical
Josh Howard Technical Foul. Howard's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 8:07 · DAL 82-59 BOS
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse Technical Foul. Stackhouse's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 2:56 · DAL 87-73 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 8:37 · DAL 82-65 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:58 · DAL 84-73 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 8:07 · DAL 82-59 BOS
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul. Payton's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 3:25 · DAL 84-73 BOS
- Missed FT
Tony Allen missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 0:45 · DAL 113-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
