⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of thirteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:07 · DET 78-78 DAL
- Steal
Will Bynum stole it from Jose Juan Barea
Q4 1:52 · DET 84-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q4 4:03 · DET 79-86 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:17 · DET 5-13 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 10:19 · DET 49-51 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:03 · DET 79-86 DAL
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea lost ball
Q4 1:52 · DET 84-89 DAL
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 12 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
