⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 18 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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 7:35 · DAL 31-41 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 6:22 · DAL 59-54 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 3:13 · DAL 87-83 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 10:45 · DAL 1-11 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:22 · DAL 81-80 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kris Humphries lost ball
Q4 3:31 · DAL 87-83 BKN
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
