⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of sixteen from three- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 9:03 · POR 27-33 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 10:11 · POR 50-58 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:57 · POR 85-89 DAL
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Bad Pass. Stolen by Jerry Stackhouse.
Q4 2:27 · POR 85-89 DAL
- Turnover
Nick Van Exel Bad Pass. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki.
Q4 0:23 · POR 88-93 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 5:41 · POR 11-21 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Alan Henderson Technical Foul. Henderson's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 1:49 · POR 64-70 DAL
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 3:45 · POR 84-88 DAL
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:09 · POR 84-88 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
