⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-2Q122-24
-2Q228-28
+2Q323-20
+9Q428-17
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth 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
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
6Fast break points14
6Steals2
6Turnovers13
14Points off turnovers7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:07 · DAL 46-51 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:24 · DAL 90-82 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
