⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-2Q122-23
+5Q229-21
0Q328-27
+12Q431-18
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
Key battles
15Fast break points2
25Free throws made17
9Blocks6
18Offensive rebounds14
🏀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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 5:37 · DAL 45-30 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
