⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 26
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 8:59 · DAL 21-3 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q1 1:47 · DAL 35-14 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:17 · DAL 65-53 NO
- Technical
Bobby Jackson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 2:17 · DAL 66-53 NO
- Technical
Linton Johnson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 9:22 · DAL 72-55 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
