⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 38- Went cold from three, five of 24
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 11-point lead to 20
Q1 0:32 · DAL 37-17 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Antoine Wright double technical foul
Q2 10:52 · DAL 32-17 NO
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DAL 97-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:14 · DAL 93-89 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:25 · DAL 85-70 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 9 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
