⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:12 · POR 10-2 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses technical free throw
Q3 10:25 · POR 58-62 DAL
- Technical
Joel Przybilla double technical foul
Q3 4:41 · POR 68-68 DAL
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 4:26 · POR 92-92 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:33 · POR 10-10 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 4:43 · POR 92-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:25 · POR 58-62 DAL
- Flagrant
Josh Howard flagrant foul type 1 (Joel Przybilla draws the foul)
Q3 4:41 · POR 68-68 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · POR 94-101 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |







