⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 24-11 off them
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up
Q1 11:22 · TOR 18-2 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:58 · TOR 82-101 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 9:33 · TOR 61-65 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 11:10 · TOR 74-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q4 4:58 · TOR 82-101 DAL
📊The numbers
| TOR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
