⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32
- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 27-18 off them
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 9:21 · DAL 50-48 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 0:50 · DAL 70-66 MEM
- Winner
Devin Harris hit a two point shot, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
Q4 0:11 · DAL 86-84 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Erick Dampier bad pass
Q4 4:31 · DAL 76-70 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:44 · DAL 84-77 MEM
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 1:15 · DAL 84-79 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:46 · DAL 22-24 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 3:32 · DAL 37-42 MEM
- Ties it
Mike Miller hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:32 · DAL 84-84 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stromile Swift lost ball
Q4 4:58 · DAL 76-70 MEM
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
