⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:51 · NO 82-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Lee Nailon Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 1:32 · NO 38-50 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 0:45 · NO 40-61 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
