⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 30-14 off them- A 16-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 27 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 11:15 · DAL 10-3 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q2 10:52 · DAL 52-26 MEM
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 27
Q3 2:16 · DAL 92-65 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q3 11:41 · DAL 65-57 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q4 8:10 · DAL 96-85 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 2 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
