⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 10
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 6 down to 3 up
Q3 9:22 · DAL 50-47 GS
- Steal
Devin Harris stole it from Jason Richardson
Q4 2:24 · DAL 81-89 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:35 · DAL 79-84 GS

Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Richardson lost ball
Q4 2:24 · DAL 81-89 GS
📊The numbers
| DAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |








