⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of fourteen from three- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 11
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 7:22 · DAL 22-6 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 3:47 · DAL 72-59 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 8:22 · DAL 86-74 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:06 · DAL 50-39 CHI
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 2:53 · DAL 93-86 CHI
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 0:56 · DAL 97-90 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:45 · DAL 38-33 CHI
- Steal
Drew Gooden stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 2:53 · DAL 93-86 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Kirk Hinrich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:19 · DAL 46-36 CHI
- Technical
Kirk Hinrich technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 2:19 · DAL 47-36 CHI
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:12 · DAL 93-85 CHI
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
