⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 30
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:17 · DAL 12-4 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 5:48 · DAL 42-30 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q4 4:15 · DAL 101-74 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:40 · DAL 31-30 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:16 · DAL 42-40 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q1 4:47 · DAL 17-8 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
