⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 34
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 0:11 · DAL 36-28 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry lost ball
Q4 1:28 · DAL 97-94 CLE
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 1:00 · DAL 97-94 CLE
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 0:09 · DAL 99-96 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Antawn Jamison stole it from Jason Terry
Q4 1:28 · DAL 97-94 CLE
- Steal
Anthony Parker stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:00 · DAL 97-94 CLE
- Steal
Ramon Sessions stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 0:09 · DAL 99-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:59 · DAL 93-85 CLE
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson offensive foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)
Q4 0:56 · DAL 97-94 CLE
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson turnover
Q4 0:56 · DAL 97-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| DAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 34 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
