⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 10:18 · DAL 36-21 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Shawn Bradley Double Technical Foul. Jamaal Magloire gains possession.
Q1 7:28 · DAL 10-7 NO
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:23 · DAL 52-30 NO

Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jackson Vroman Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 10:52 · DAL 20-20 NO
- Technical
Bostjan Nachbar Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 1:23 · DAL 52-30 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |







