⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 15
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 4:03 · DAL 52-34 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 0:00 · DAL 60-40 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q1 4:07 · DAL 17-14 BKN

Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |









