⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:43 · NY 57-50 DAL
- Turnover
David Lee lost ball
Q4 4:56 · NY 105-103 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Ties it
Jason Terry hit a 11-foot running jumper
Q4 0:38 · NY 112-112 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:39 · NY 112-113 DAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q4 2:08 · NY 112-120 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Bass offensive foul (Quentin Richardson draws the foul)
Q4 4:52 · NY 105-103 DAL
- Turnover
Brandon Bass turnover
Q4 4:52 · NY 105-103 DAL
- Missed FT
Brandon Bass misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:03 · NY 112-117 DAL
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
