⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry lost ball
Q4 0:48 · DAL 83-75 NO
- Turnover
Josh Howard bad pass
Q4 0:40 · DAL 83-76 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:31 · DAL 43-38 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:52 · DAL 51-52 NO
- Steal
Morris Peterson stole it from Josh Howard
Q4 0:40 · DAL 83-76 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · DAL 83-76 NO
- Turnover
David West offensive foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)
Q4 0:32 · DAL 85-78 NO
- Turnover
David West turnover
Q4 0:32 · DAL 85-78 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
