⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
Nothing costly of their own making.

Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:11 · DAL 38-33 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 0:02 · DAL 57-51 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 2:55 · DAL 114-105 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelvin Cato Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 3:08 · DAL 82-74 ORL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |









