⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:57 · DAL 15-7 UTAH
- Steal
Devin Harris stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 1:19 · DAL 121-113 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:42 · DAL 99-90 UTAH
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · DAL 114-110 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:18 · DAL 87-79 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronnie Brewer misses technical free throw
Q1 1:01 · DAL 23-19 UTAH
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:11 · DAL 117-111 UTAH
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 1:19 · DAL 121-113 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
