⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:22 · DAL 42-46 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 6:52 · DAL 6-15 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:33 · DAL 85-82 DET
- Turnover
Ben Gordon traveling
Q4 1:59 · DAL 92-86 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · DAL 94-89 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
