⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:29 · DEN 14-6 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 7:24 · DEN 97-93 DAL
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a 5-foot jumper, Al Harrington with the assist
Q4 2:21 · DEN 99-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Harrington technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 10:08 · DEN 82-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Lead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 17-foot jumper, Jason Kidd with the assist
Q4 2:39 · DEN 97-99 DAL
- Winner
Caron Butler hit a 25-foot three jumper, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
Q4 1:59 · DEN 99-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki traveling
Q4 4:58 · DEN 95-93 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Terry turnover
Q4 0:48 · DEN 99-102 DAL
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:08 · DEN 101-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
