โฑ๏ธHow 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 second quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ DAL better than we expected
โผ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four
Shot well above their usual, ten of 21 from three
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 16-8 off them
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 46
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 2:18 ยท DAL 32-23 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 2:32 ยท DAL 53-36 PHI
- Winner
Jason Terry hit a 17-foot two point shot
Q4 0:01 ยท DAL 104-102 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea bad pass
Q4 2:00 ยท DAL 99-92 PHI
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 ยท DAL 102-99 PHI

76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:39 ยท DAL 19-20 PHI
- Steal
Andre Iguodala stole it from Jose Juan Barea
Q4 2:00 ยท DAL 99-92 PHI
- Ties it
Andre Iguodala hit a 24-foot three jumper, Thaddeus Young with the assist
Q4 0:05 ยท DAL 102-102 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| DAL | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 31 | Assists | 13 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |








