⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 45
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 1:54 · DAL 92-75 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses technical free throw
Q2 3:34 · DAL 50-46 TOR
- Technical
Jason Kidd technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:23 · DAL 66-63 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:10 · DAL 26-24 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
