⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- Ties it
Jason Terry hit a 23-foot three jumper, Shawn Marion with the assist
Q4 2:33 · DAL 77-77 POR
- Winner
Jason Terry hit a 20-foot jumper, Shawn Marion with the assist
Q4 1:31 · DAL 79-77 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Kidd technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 0:00 · DAL 40-40 POR
- Turnover
Jason Terry lost ball
Q4 4:33 · DAL 72-75 POR
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:07 · DAL 74-77 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses technical free throw
Q2 0:00 · DAL 40-40 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:44 · DAL 74-77 POR
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:13 · DAL 79-77 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
