⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 45
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 19-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:46 · MEM 61-64 DAL
- Steal
Shane Battier stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 0:39 · MEM 82-86 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Stoudamire misses technical free throw
Q4 6:31 · MEM 69-73 DAL
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire bad pass
Q4 3:26 · MEM 78-79 DAL
- Missed FT
Damon Stoudamire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · MEM 82-86 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:43 · MEM 23-33 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels offensive foul (4th personal foul)
Q4 2:46 · MEM 78-81 DAL
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels turnover
Q4 2:46 · MEM 78-81 DAL
- Turnover
Keith Van Horn traveling
Q4 0:34 · MEM 83-86 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
