⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q1 2:58 · DEN 26-20 DAL
- Lead
Marcus Camby hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · DEN 82-81 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Yakhouba Diawara technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:41 · DEN 81-79 DAL
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · DEN 82-81 DAL
- Missed FT
Eduardo Najera misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · DEN 84-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:10 · DEN 54-52 DAL
- Ties it
Josh Howard hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · DEN 81-81 DAL
- Winner
Devin Harris hit a driving layup
Q4 2:17 · DEN 82-83 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q4 2:41 · DEN 81-79 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
