⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 8:52 · DAL 36-28 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 6:48 · DAL 64-48 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 0:41 · DAL 19-19 UTAH
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · DAL 86-81 UTAH
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · DAL 86-81 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:06 · DAL 72-71 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Mehmet Okur Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 0:41 · DAL 18-19 UTAH
- Turnover
Howard Eisley Turnover
Q4 3:58 · DAL 77-73 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kris Humphries missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · DAL 86-80 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
