⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 5
- A 21-0 run took them from 6 down to 15 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 6 down to 15 up
Q2 2:03 · BKN 55-40 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 1:22 · BKN 21-26 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 8:49 · BKN 25-36 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:41 · BKN 6-4 DAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
