⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 31-17 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 4:13 · DAL 79-67 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 6:56 · DAL 101-85 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:03 · DAL 10-15 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
