⏱️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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the second quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 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.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q2 8:15 · DAL 39-28 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Nets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q1 0:47 · DAL 25-28 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikki Moore offensive foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)
Q4 1:55 · DAL 90-84 BKN
- Turnover
Mikki Moore turnover
Q4 1:55 · DAL 90-84 BKN
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · DAL 95-87 BKN
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |












