⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, eight of thirteen 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 4:05 · DAL 93-87 POR
- Turnover
James Singleton bad pass
Q4 0:15 · DAL 100-94 POR
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:07 · DAL 100-97 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Steal
Travis Outlaw stole it from James Singleton
Q4 0:15 · DAL 100-94 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:25 · DAL 100-97 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Roy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:44 · DAL 26-26 POR
- Missed FT
Rudy Fernandez misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:04 · DAL 102-98 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
