⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 2:24 · DAL 81-80 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up
Q2 0:00 · DAL 40-56 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marcus Camby Flagrant Foul Type 1. Dirk Nowitzki gains possession.
Q3 1:24 · DAL 56-68 DEN
- Turnover
Eduardo Najera Bad Pass. Stolen by DeSagana Diop.
Q4 4:43 · DAL 77-74 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 11 | Blocks | 8 |
