⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DET 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 Pistons did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 12 rebounds to 22
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:01 · DAL 16-8 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 6:01 · DAL 65-51 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q4 10:19 · DAL 82-67 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Maxiell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:19 · DAL 82-67 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
