⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul)
Q4 4:56 · NO 72-76 DAL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 4:56 · NO 72-76 DAL
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 1:45 · NO 74-81 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:42 · NO 0-11 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:52 · NO 42-48 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 2:16 · NO 58-70 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q2 5:00 · NO 27-34 DAL
- Turnover
Devin Harris traveling
Q4 1:05 · NO 76-84 DAL
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:24 · NO 79-86 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
