⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:08 · DEN 17-7 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:04 · DEN 54-55 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 2:01 · DEN 23-32 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · DEN 92-98 DAL
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · DEN 94-98 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:15 · DEN 96-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
