⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 14
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 3-point lead to 13
Q1 2:06 · DAL 37-24 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 11:07 · DAL 47-26 NO
- Steal
Brendan Haywood stole it from Darren Collison
Q4 1:06 · DAL 101-97 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 5:35 · DAL 83-68 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:49 · DAL 99-92 NO
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 1:06 · DAL 101-97 NO
- Turnover
Darren Collison lost ball
Q4 0:51 · DAL 103-97 NO
📊The numbers
| DAL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 14 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
