⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 18-4 off them- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 4:31 · TOR 43-33 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 9:22 · TOR 95-75 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:44 · TOR 78-64 DAL
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:26 · TOR 89-75 DAL
📊The numbers
| TOR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
