⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their seven- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- Ties it
Jason Terry hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jason Kidd with the assist
Q4 1:13 · DAL 87-87 BOS
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 16-foot jumper, Jason Kidd with the assist
Q4 0:17 · DAL 89-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
DeShawn Stevenson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:18 · DAL 11-6 BOS
- Technical
Jose Juan Barea technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:55 · DAL 74-75 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 2:13 · DAL 82-85 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:34 · DAL 50-45 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:43 · DAL 57-57 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 9:17 · DAL 74-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 3:28 · DAL 80-80 BOS
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
