⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 0:50 · DAL 36-20 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 4:37 · DAL 57-33 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 5:03 · DAL 108-93 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q4 2:04 · DAL 108-97 CHI
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DAL 110-102 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kirk Hinrich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:04 · DAL 108-97 CHI
📊The numbers
| DAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
