⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 21-13 off them- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to eight
- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
- Made eight threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 28 from three
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 cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 6:00 · DAL 90-98 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 3:36 · DAL 105-103 TOR
- Lead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 0:51 · DAL 105-103 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 0:14 · DAL 105-105 TOR
- Turnover
Erick Dampier 3 second
OT 3:00 · DAL 109-105 TOR
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
OT 2:33 · DAL 109-108 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- Ties it
Charlie Villanueva hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · DAL 105-105 TOR
- Go-ahead
Mike James hit a 16-foot running jumper
OT 2:17 · DAL 109-110 TOR
- Ties it
Matt Bonner hit a 24-foot three jumper, Chris Bosh with the assist
OT 0:12 · DAL 113-113 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike James turnover
Q4 2:51 · DAL 98-103 TOR
- Turnover
Mike James lost ball
Q4 2:11 · DAL 101-103 TOR
- Turnover
Chris Bosh lost ball
OT 3:27 · DAL 109-105 TOR
📊The numbers
| DAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
