⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets 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
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 4:35 · DAL 72-64 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:34 · DAL 84-77 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
