⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of sixteen from three
- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen
- Beaten inside, 18 points in the paint to 46
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:06 · DAL 31-25 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:30 · DAL 82-78 POR
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:10 · DAL 82-78 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
