⏱️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 first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 22-7 off them
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 45
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels Turnover
Q4 1:29 · DAL 84-82 NO
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · DAL 88-85 NO
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · DAL 88-85 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 6:39 · DAL 13-22 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dan Dickau Bad Pass
Q4 4:09 · DAL 80-76 NO
- Missed FT
Dan Dickau missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · DAL 86-82 NO
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · DAL 88-86 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
