⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
- Lead
Pau Gasol hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:57 · MEM 72-71 DAL
- Ties it
Shane Battier hit a 23-foot three jumper, Lorenzen Wright with the assist
OT 4:13 · MEM 79-79 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 4:22 · MEM 69-71 DAL
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · MEM 76-72 DAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:46 · MEM 79-84 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:15 · MEM 76-76 DAL
- Lead
Josh Howard hit a 25-foot three jumper, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
OT 4:35 · MEM 76-79 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 11-foot two point shot
OT 3:47 · MEM 79-81 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Howard offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)
Q4 3:46 · MEM 71-71 DAL
- Turnover
Josh Howard turnover
Q4 3:46 · MEM 71-71 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:26 · MEM 73-71 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
