⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 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
+8Q129-21
-1Q225-24
+5Q326-21
-13Q423-35
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 44
Key battles
4Offensive rebounds17
4Blocks0
24Points in the paint44
3Steals7
🏀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
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 101-97 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
