⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23- Beaten inside, 18 points in the paint to 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:09 · POR 53-52 DAL
- Steal
LaMarcus Aldridge stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:38 · POR 70-77 DAL
- Steal
Nicolas Batum stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 0:24 · POR 77-83 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:07 · POR 18-22 DAL
- Turnover
Brandon Roy turnover
Q4 3:45 · POR 68-71 DAL
- Turnover
Brandon Roy bad pass
Q4 1:58 · POR 70-77 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 3:38 · POR 18-24 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:16 · POR 68-77 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:58 · POR 68-71 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 1:38 · POR 70-77 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 0:24 · POR 77-83 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 11 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
