⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their thirteen- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 4
- They shot well above their usual, eight of sixteen from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:00 · DAL 12-2 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:00 · DAL 42-36 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Erick Dampier flagrant foul type 1 (Chris Paul draws the foul)
Q4 0:27 · DAL 97-85 NO
- Technical
Erick Dampier double technical foul
Q4 0:27 · DAL 97-85 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
