⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 36-13 off them
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 stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 11:08 · DAL 41-19 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q2 6:39 · DAL 55-29 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jacque Vaughn misses technical free throw
Q3 1:43 · DAL 93-54 BKN
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 36 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
