⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 5:39 · MEM 62-55 DAL
- Lead
Chucky Atkins hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:40 · MEM 80-77 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins bad pass
Q4 1:36 · MEM 77-77 DAL
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MEM 80-79 DAL
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MEM 80-79 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:13 · MEM 75-74 DAL
- Ties it
Jason Terry hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:54 · MEM 77-77 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MEM 80-81 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
