⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
- Made two threes to their ten
- They shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:45 · DAL 25-21 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:25 · DAL 58-58 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse bad pass
Q4 1:40 · DAL 98-95 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 3:05 · DAL 42-54 BOS
- Steal
Al Jefferson stole it from Jerry Stackhouse
Q4 1:40 · DAL 98-95 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson 3 second
Q4 4:24 · DAL 92-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
