โฑ๏ธHow 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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ WSH better than we expected
โผ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 8:49 ยท WSH 11-14 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:51 ยท WSH 46-52 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 10:36 ยท WSH 73-90 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| WSH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |








