⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter- Beaten inside, 24 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 4:01 · BKN 26-20 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 6:28 · BKN 59-58 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 4:28 · BKN 83-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:28 · BKN 77-82 DAL
- Turnover
Brook Lopez offensive goaltending
Q4 1:59 · BKN 83-82 DAL
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · BKN 85-84 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 2:34 · BKN 45-49 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 0:55 · BKN 68-75 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 8-foot jumper
Q4 0:06 · BKN 86-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 2:18 · BKN 83-82 DAL
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · BKN 86-84 DAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
