⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-2Q127-25
+8Q231-20
+3Q331-28
-1Q425-22
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 29-11 off them
Key battles
29Points off turnovers11
14Offensive rebounds5
17Fast break points9
11Turnovers18
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
