⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 26 from three
- A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 40
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19
Q1 10:18 · DAL 21-2 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q1 6:07 · DAL 29-4 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki inbound
Q4 4:31 · DAL 89-89 UTAH
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 1:36 · DAL 99-95 UTAH
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DAL 103-97 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q1 4:33 · DAL 29-14 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 11:15 · DAL 82-78 UTAH
- Steal
C.J. Miles stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:36 · DAL 99-95 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Ronnie Price technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:50 · DAL 84-78 UTAH
- Turnover
Francisco Elson backcourt
Q4 4:30 · DAL 89-89 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 5 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
