⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26- A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
- Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 28
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 6:15 · DAL 29-13 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 7:43 · DAL 53-32 GS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q4 3:06 · DAL 118-112 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:24 · DAL 111-112 GS
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · DAL 114-112 GS
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DAL 117-112 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 2:47 · DAL 59-50 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:49 · DAL 62-58 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:08 · DAL 116-112 GS
📊The numbers
| DAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
