⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:28 · DAL 16-8 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:34 · DAL 30-17 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 2:11 · DAL 61-43 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
