⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 26- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 33-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 4
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:38 · GS 41-42 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 0:00 · GS 54-49 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 3:14 · GS 95-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andris Biedrins misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:59 · GS 92-90 DAL
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · GS 100-99 DAL
- Missed FT
Mickael Pietrus misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · GS 101-99 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 4:37 · GS 61-70 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Howard bad pass
Q4 2:39 · GS 88-90 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Terry lost ball
Q4 1:39 · GS 92-90 DAL
- Turnover
Devin Harris bad pass
Q4 0:01 · GS 101-99 DAL
📊The numbers
| GS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
