โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ BKN better than we expected
โผ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 25 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 28
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 14
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 5:26 ยท BKN 22-19 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q3 11:04 ยท BKN 61-81 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:56 ยท BKN 39-50 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q2 1:45 ยท BKN 48-75 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| BKN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |









