⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 25-11 off them
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:30 · DAL 12-5 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 7:41 · DAL 33-32 DEN
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki made driving layup.
Q4 0:17 · DAL 93-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Erick Dampier Lost Ball. Stolen by DerMarr Johnson.
Q4 2:41 · DAL 88-85 DEN
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Offensive Foul. Nowitzki's 4th Personal Foul, Dallas's 5th Team Foul.
Q4 0:49 · DAL 91-91 DEN
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Turnover
Q4 0:49 · DAL 91-91 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 4:37 · DAL 13-18 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 11:37 · DAL 22-30 DEN
- Lead
Kenyon Martin made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Q4 0:27 · DAL 91-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Francisco Elson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:31 · DAL 91-87 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
