⏱️How 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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:14 · DAL 79-76 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 1:06 · DAL 91-78 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 2:23 · DAL 108-96 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:22 · DAL 6-10 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:45 · DAL 12-23 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 7:33 · DAL 59-70 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:01 · DAL 96-91 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
