⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 4
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 3-point lead to 14
Q1 7:35 · DAL 18-4 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 8:11 · DAL 37-26 UTAH
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 24-foot threeer, Eddie Jones with the assist
Q4 0:00 · DAL 97-94 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devean George traveling
Q4 3:57 · DAL 84-84 UTAH
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:56 · DAL 88-86 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:22 · DAL 28-26 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Deron Williams hit a 28-foot three jumper
Q4 2:31 · DAL 88-89 UTAH
- Ties it
Deron Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:05 · DAL 94-94 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko bad pass
Q4 3:49 · DAL 84-84 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
