โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ DAL better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 4
Key battles
๐Good 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 1-point lead to 12
Q1 6:11 ยท DAL 19-7 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Blake misses technical free throw
Q4 3:21 ยท DAL 90-70 POR
๐The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |












