⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 12
- A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:58 · DAL 22-14 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 0:00 · DAL 40-23 GS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q4 9:27 · DAL 92-68 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 2:49 · DAL 51-43 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
