⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 51 rebounds to 41- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 15
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 6:35 · DAL 31-16 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Camby technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:38 · DAL 61-41 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
