⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:00 · DAL 49-50 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q2 1:31 · DAL 33-40 POR
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea bad pass
Q4 4:16 · DAL 73-78 POR
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:01 · DAL 77-83 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:56 · DAL 12-18 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 8:15 · DAL 70-74 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerryd Bayless offensive foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)
Q4 3:15 · DAL 73-81 POR
- Turnover
Jerryd Bayless turnover
Q4 3:15 · DAL 73-81 POR
- Turnover
Brandon Roy turnover
Q4 0:53 · DAL 81-83 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
