⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 32- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their three
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 6:35 · DAL 69-48 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:03 · DAL 30-30 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q4 4:37 · DAL 90-79 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses technical free throw
Q1 4:00 · DAL 14-14 MEM
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses technical free throw
Q3 5:18 · DAL 64-48 MEM
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
