⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 16 rebounds to 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:41 · NY 23-28 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 3:31 · NY 14-28 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 9 |
