⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 25-11 off them
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
- Ties it
Jason Kidd hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jose Juan Barea with the assist
Q4 0:13 · DAL 97-97 CHI
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 19-foot jumper, Erick Dampier with the assist
OT 4:33 · DAL 99-99 CHI
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 16-foot two point shot, Jason Kidd with the assist
OT 3:18 · DAL 101-99 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea offensive foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)
Q4 3:28 · DAL 90-93 CHI
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 2:34 · DAL 90-95 CHI
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:52 · DAL 90-95 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:02 · DAL 4-13 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 10:45 · DAL 79-81 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 5:50 · DAL 90-95 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon offensive foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)
OT 3:31 · DAL 99-99 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon turnover
OT 3:31 · DAL 99-99 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
OT 1:50 · DAL 105-101 CHI
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
