⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 4
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 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:38 · DAL 11-5 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:13 · DAL 23-15 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 9:30 · DAL 42-27 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dan Dickau misses technical free throw
Q2 9:12 · DAL 34-27 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
