⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 24
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q2 1:16 · DET 37-44 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 3:03 · DET 88-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 0:26 · DET 63-68 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 6:07 · DET 76-93 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
