⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 6:26 · DAL 78-63 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 1:24 · DAL 115-95 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 3:32 · DAL 82-76 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q3 9:41 · DAL 67-61 DEN
- Technical
Allen Iverson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:28 · DAL 77-63 DEN
- Technical
Linas Kleiza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:33 · DAL 97-86 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
