⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 23-9 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:15 · DET 42-32 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:42 · DET 71-67 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:45 · DET 81-83 DAL
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:45 · DET 81-83 DAL
- Turnover
Ronald Murray lost ball
Q4 0:00 · DET 88-92 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 9:30 · DET 73-78 DAL
- Steal
Devin Harris stole it from Ronald Murray
Q4 0:00 · DET 88-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris lost ball
Q4 4:11 · DET 80-81 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:29 · DET 83-89 DAL
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DET 86-89 DAL
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
