⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
+2Q123-21
+4Q223-20
+8Q327-19
+6Q429-24
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 25-4 off them
Key battles
25Points off turnovers4
11Steals4
50%Three-point accuracy28%
11Threes made5
📊The numbers
| WSH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
