⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Grizzlies
Good plays
- Lead
Mike Conley hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 1:02 · MEM 90-88 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hasheem Thabeet bad pass
OT 4:47 · MEM 90-90 DAL
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
OT 4:16 · MEM 90-92 DAL
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:31 · MEM 95-97 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 0:28 · MEM 27-29 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:16 · MEM 88-88 DAL
- Winner
Jason Terry hit a layup
OT 4:43 · MEM 90-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodrigue Beaubois misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:46 · MEM 88-81 DAL
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:03 · MEM 102-106 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |







