⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 19-8 off them- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 8
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:30 · DAL 21-16 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 4:01 · DAL 89-94 NO
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 3:35 · DAL 89-96 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:19 · DAL 92-98 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
