⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jarron Collins Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 1st Personal Foul.
Q1 6:48 · UTAH 4-16 DAL
- Technical
Raja Bell Double Technical Foul. Josh Howard gains possession.
Q4 3:01 · UTAH 79-94 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:42 · UTAH 0-8 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 8:14 · UTAH 4-19 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 1:38 · UTAH 69-77 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Michael Finley Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 1st Personal Foul.
Q2 2:26 · UTAH 42-45 DAL
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 9:22 · UTAH 52-56 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |









