⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their thirteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the fourth 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q4 5:54 · DAL 85-71 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:29 · DAL 91-83 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:42 · DAL 25-22 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
