⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 24
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:15 · DAL 25-25 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q3 5:13 · DAL 51-56 TOR
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:41 · DAL 52-58 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 4:48 · DAL 31-43 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 5:43 · DAL 68-79 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Joey Dorsey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:52 · DAL 3-8 TOR
- Technical
Linas Kleiza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:13 · DAL 51-56 TOR
- Technical
Linas Kleiza technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 5:13 · DAL 51-56 TOR
📊The numbers
| DAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
