⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 6:18 · DAL 63-59 ORL
- Lead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 5-foot two point shot
OT 4:00 · DAL 95-93 ORL
- Lead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 17-foot jumper
OT 3:28 · DAL 97-95 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q1 1:31 · DAL 25-16 ORL
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:08 · DAL 108-101 ORL
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:02 · DAL 108-103 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:47 · DAL 48-51 ORL
- Ties it
Dwight Howard hit a tip shot
OT 3:06 · DAL 97-97 ORL
- Ties it
Dwight Howard hit a slam dunk, Steve Francis with the assist
OT 2:06 · DAL 99-99 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis turnover
Q4 4:13 · DAL 91-83 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
OT 1:31 · DAL 101-99 ORL
- Turnover
Pat Garrity backcourt
OT 0:10 · DAL 107-101 ORL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
