⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 23 from three- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 30-10 off them
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 4:37 · DAL 29-15 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q1 2:32 · DAL 39-18 NO
- Steal
Dirk Nowitzki stole it from Darius Songaila
Q4 2:27 · DAL 88-81 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:15 · DAL 73-66 NO
- Turnover
Jason Terry turnover
Q4 3:15 · DAL 86-79 NO
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 2:20 · DAL 88-81 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q2 10:07 · DAL 39-31 NO
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 2:20 · DAL 88-81 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Peja Stojakovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:33 · DAL 24-15 NO
- Missed FT
James Posey misses technical free throw
Q4 10:15 · DAL 73-66 NO
- Turnover
Darius Songaila lost ball
Q4 2:27 · DAL 88-81 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
