⏱️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
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:45 · DAL 12-0 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 3:27 · DAL 93-80 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
DJ Mbenga offensive foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul)
Q4 0:34 · DAL 93-85 NO
- Turnover
DJ Mbenga turnover
Q4 0:34 · DAL 93-85 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:17 · DAL 93-88 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
