⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic 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 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:18 · DAL 13-4 ORL
- Winner
Jason Terry hit a 16-foot two point shot, Jerry Stackhouse with the assist
Q4 1:43 · DAL 98-96 ORL
- Steal
Jason Terry stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 1:32 · DAL 98-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
DeSagana Diop double technical foul
Q3 0:27 · DAL 75-71 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 0:27 · DAL 75-81 ORL
- Ties it
Jameer Nelson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:57 · DAL 96-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 1:32 · DAL 98-96 ORL
- Turnover
Darko Milicic bad pass
Q4 0:27 · DAL 101-98 ORL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
