โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ GS better than we expected
โผ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 13
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q3 3:00 ยท GS 82-61 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 6:03 ยท GS 49-40 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:09 ยท GS 80-61 DAL
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:00 ยท GS 82-61 DAL
- Technical
Devin Harris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:39 ยท GS 87-67 DAL
๐The numbers
| GS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |






