⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five
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 dragged them back level
Q3 7:50 · DAL 68-68 MIL
- Go-ahead
Jason Terry hit a 26-foot three jumper, Josh Howard with the assist
Q4 2:21 · DAL 100-99 MIL
- Go-ahead
Jerry Stackhouse hit a 23-foot three jumper, Devin Harris with the assist
Q4 1:53 · DAL 103-101 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · DAL 103-103 MIL
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DAL 105-103 MIL
- Missed FT
DeSagana Diop misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DAL 105-103 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 1:07 · DAL 54-62 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 2:48 · DAL 75-82 MIL
- Lead
Charlie Bell hit a driving layup
Q4 2:38 · DAL 97-99 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova lost ball
Q4 1:00 · DAL 103-103 MIL
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova bad pass
Q4 0:15 · DAL 104-103 MIL
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |










