⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 25 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 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.
Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 6:39 · GS 68-57 DAL
- Steal
Monta Ellis stole it from Jason Terry
Q4 1:31 · GS 96-90 DAL
- Steal
Stephen Curry stole it from Jose Juan Barea
Q4 0:19 · GS 99-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Al Thornton defensive goaltending
Q4 3:47 · GS 89-81 DAL
- Turnover
Stephen Curry offensive foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)
Q4 0:57 · GS 96-92 DAL
- Turnover
Stephen Curry turnover
Q4 0:57 · GS 96-92 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:18 · GS 2-8 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 0:51 · GS 28-37 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:58 · GS 84-75 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Terry lost ball
Q4 1:31 · GS 96-90 DAL
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea bad pass
Q4 0:19 · GS 99-92 DAL
📊The numbers
| GS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
