⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Wizards 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 7:31 · DAL 48-36 WSH
- Steal
Josh Howard stole it from Antonio Daniels
Q4 0:07 · DAL 103-96 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q4 6:54 · DAL 86-81 WSH
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · DAL 99-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas offensive foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
Q4 1:51 · DAL 99-94 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas turnover
Q4 1:51 · DAL 99-94 WSH
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels bad pass
Q4 0:07 · DAL 103-96 WSH
📊The numbers
| DAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
