⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 26
- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:49 · DAL 13-3 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 6:24 · DAL 27-11 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q3 1:49 · DAL 88-63 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 4:26 · DAL 71-56 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 6:43 · DAL 17-7 DET
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 4:26 · DAL 71-56 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
