⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- Steal
Taj Gibson stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 0:51 · CHI 113-121 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 0:51 · CHI 113-121 DAL
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · CHI 116-121 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
